GRADING ASSISTANT COACH HIRES: Feb. 17 | Feb. 10
The head coaching carousel stopped spinning quite awhile ago, but the flurry of post-National Signing Day assistant coaching moves continued over the past week, with as many as 20 major programs announcing various changes. As we have done over the past few weeks, we rank the biggest impact hires over the past 14 days, getting views from experts at our Rivals.com team sites and National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell.
OREGON - MICHAEL JOHNSON
Local take: “I think the hire is underrated by some. With a staff full of very good recruiters, Johnson's hire is a perfect complement by having deep roots in California as well as Pac-12 experience. He is energetic and relates well to kids, has great connections already established in the high school community and is extremely personable. He also has 10 years of NFL experience, which will resonate well with many young players." – Scott Reed, DucksSportsAuthority.com
National take: “Despite all the hoopla about his potential hire at Michigan and his son, a talented 2019 quarterback, Johnson's resume is excellent and he's a very personable and effective recruiter. He relates very well to today's prospects having recently worked high school camps and coaching high school. That, along with his past experience in college, makes this a terrific hire.” – Mike Farrell, National Recruiting Director, Rivals.com
Grade: A
You can read the complete article here.
The head coaching carousel stopped spinning quite awhile ago, but the flurry of post-National Signing Day assistant coaching moves continued over the past week, with as many as 20 major programs announcing various changes. As we have done over the past few weeks, we rank the biggest impact hires over the past 14 days, getting views from experts at our Rivals.com team sites and National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell.
OREGON - MICHAEL JOHNSON
Local take: “I think the hire is underrated by some. With a staff full of very good recruiters, Johnson's hire is a perfect complement by having deep roots in California as well as Pac-12 experience. He is energetic and relates well to kids, has great connections already established in the high school community and is extremely personable. He also has 10 years of NFL experience, which will resonate well with many young players." – Scott Reed, DucksSportsAuthority.com
National take: “Despite all the hoopla about his potential hire at Michigan and his son, a talented 2019 quarterback, Johnson's resume is excellent and he's a very personable and effective recruiter. He relates very well to today's prospects having recently worked high school camps and coaching high school. That, along with his past experience in college, makes this a terrific hire.” – Mike Farrell, National Recruiting Director, Rivals.com
Grade: A
You can read the complete article here.
