Doc has hired a former Marshall GA to be a defensive analyst/recruiting coordinator. Mike Treier, a defensive GA at Marshall from 2013-2015, just finished his first year coaching defensive backs at UT-Martin.
I don't believe he played college football. His resume includes being an assistant high school coach while a college student, his two years as a Marshall GA, and his one year as an FCS coach. It is odd to see an FCS coach with only one year of full-time experience take a G5 off-field position.
In looking around C-USA, there seems to be a wide gap between Doc's strategy of hiring off-field positions and what other C-USA head coaches are doing.
At FAU, Kiffin hired a defensive analyst (same title as the new Marshall hire) who has been a DC at Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, and USC. He has also spent 20+ years coaching in the NFL, most of which were as a DC. He also created the Tampa Two coverage. His last two years were as a defensive analyst with two different NFL teams.
FAU also hired another off-field position in a recruiting role. This coach has been a full-time coach at LSU (when they won the national title), UCLA, UCF, Nevada, and has spent many years coaching FCS and high school in Florida.
Western Kentucky made an analyst hire. His experience includes playing D3 ball, coaching D3 ball, being an FBS GA, spending 4 years as an FBS analyst, and spending a season as an FBS special teams coordinator.
Middle Tennessee made an off-field hire. He has been a recruiting analyst at Tennessee and Western Michigan.
Old Dominion made a recent off-field hire for their assistant recruiting coordinator (similar to part of Treier's title). He has been at South Carolina, North Carolina, and Wake Forest in recruiting positions.
Louisiana Tech recently hired a recruiting coordinator. He has been an assistant recruiting coordinator at LA Tech and spent two years in recruiting at Florida State.
UTSA hired an off-field guy. He will also be in recruiting and has spent 8 years in recruiting positions at LSU and Maryland. UTSA also hired an analyst who played in the NFL for nine years.
Southern Miss has an off-field guy who played at Georgia Southern, was a GA for four years at Georgia Southern and Memphis, and was at an FCS for four years in a coaching position and recruiting role.
I don't believe he played college football. His resume includes being an assistant high school coach while a college student, his two years as a Marshall GA, and his one year as an FCS coach. It is odd to see an FCS coach with only one year of full-time experience take a G5 off-field position.
In looking around C-USA, there seems to be a wide gap between Doc's strategy of hiring off-field positions and what other C-USA head coaches are doing.
At FAU, Kiffin hired a defensive analyst (same title as the new Marshall hire) who has been a DC at Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, and USC. He has also spent 20+ years coaching in the NFL, most of which were as a DC. He also created the Tampa Two coverage. His last two years were as a defensive analyst with two different NFL teams.
FAU also hired another off-field position in a recruiting role. This coach has been a full-time coach at LSU (when they won the national title), UCLA, UCF, Nevada, and has spent many years coaching FCS and high school in Florida.
Western Kentucky made an analyst hire. His experience includes playing D3 ball, coaching D3 ball, being an FBS GA, spending 4 years as an FBS analyst, and spending a season as an FBS special teams coordinator.
Middle Tennessee made an off-field hire. He has been a recruiting analyst at Tennessee and Western Michigan.
Old Dominion made a recent off-field hire for their assistant recruiting coordinator (similar to part of Treier's title). He has been at South Carolina, North Carolina, and Wake Forest in recruiting positions.
Louisiana Tech recently hired a recruiting coordinator. He has been an assistant recruiting coordinator at LA Tech and spent two years in recruiting at Florida State.
UTSA hired an off-field guy. He will also be in recruiting and has spent 8 years in recruiting positions at LSU and Maryland. UTSA also hired an analyst who played in the NFL for nine years.
Southern Miss has an off-field guy who played at Georgia Southern, was a GA for four years at Georgia Southern and Memphis, and was at an FCS for four years in a coaching position and recruiting role.
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