Real Recognize Real report (2/19) – Michigan’s recruiting department set for major addition of resources
Today’s 3R Report focuses on Sherrone Moore’s plan to revamp Michigan’s recruiting department.
The topic of today’s post is Sherrone Moore’s proposal to restructure the hiring division. Sean Magee was appointed as the new general manager of the football program, kicking off the first part of the plan. He will be in charge of NIL operations (M-Power, donor relations, and collective communications), player personnel (portal and roster management), and recruiting (which includes a director of recruiting and a director of on-campus recruiting).
According to sources, the director of recruiting will oversee a larger and more responsible staff. Two recruiting assistants, one for offensive prospects and another for defensive recruits, will report to the director. defensive recruits. The next level down from the offensive and defensive recruiting assistants will be the student assistants. Sources say there are slated to 10 in all, one for each assistant coach. The student assistants will be responsible for handling all the leg work that has bogged down the process in the past. It’ll be the student assistants who aid with scheduling calls and collect basic information about recruits, such as addresses, names of all members of their immediate family, and information about their family dynamics (do they live with one or both parents?), Going ahead, coaches won’t have to obtain all the fundamental information on their own, freeing up more time for them to cultivate relationships.
It also makes sense that coaches won’t have to coordinate their travel itineraries going forward. Should that prove to be the case, coaches would be able to specify which candidates they must visit and then instruct the recruiting team to arrange their travel schedules. Although I haven’t verified it yet, that would be in line with Moore’s strategy to increase productivity.
