He is the defensive coordinator at Utah State Howell began his career coaching high school football.
Howell also helped lead Virginia to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and an Orange Bowl berth tallying a program-record 43 sacks.
Following the end of the 2021 season, Howell was not retained by the new UVA coaching staff but was instead hired at Vanderbilt in 2022 as their defensive coordinator.
After the 2023 season Howell left his position at Vanderbilt with Clark Lea and reunited with Bronco Mendenhall at New Mexico.
Following his church mission, Howell went to Snow College to play football but his career was cut short when he was injured, so he followed his father into the coaching profession.