Born in Santa Clara, California, McGiven grew up in Orem, Utah and graduated from Mountain View High School in 1995.
[1] McGiven played wide receiver at Eastern Arizona College in 1995 for head coach Paul Tidwell.
[4] From 2006 to 2008, McGiven was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Ron McBride's staff at Weber State.
His 2008 offense produced four All-Americans: Cameron Higgins, Tim Toone, Trevyn Smith, and Cody Nakamura.
[4] In 2012, McGiven was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Montana State Bobcats football team.
He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Management from Utah Valley University in 2001, and his Master's in physical education from BYU in 2005.