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There is certainly a trend in coaching and staff hires to go younger, to get people who connect with recruits, who are trusted by them and understand their interests.
Western Kentucky hired Ben Arbuckle to be QB coach and co-offensive coordinator and heās 27. Notre Dameās director of recruiting Chad Bowden is 28. Buffalo defensive coordinator Brandon Bailey is the same age. All across college football, at every level, people in their 20s are getting high-profile jobs and itās helping with recruiting.
So itās interesting that when 71-year-old Nick Saban needed a new defensive coordinator he reached out to an old hand, 64-year-old Kevin Steele, who is coming up on another birthday, to run that side of the ball for the Crimson Tide.
When Jimbo Fisher needed an offensive coordinator after finally relenting and giving up play-calling duties, he didnāt turn to a malleable young up-and-comer, he chose 61-year-old Bobby Petrino, whoās been around the block a time or two.
In a world where recruiting is more non-stop than ever, where social media edits are more important to some than meeting with the dean of the business school, Alabama and Texas A&M seem to be leaning on experience and knowledge, and away from what seems to be cool this moment.
There might be no right way to do it and no wrong way, just different ways. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds in Tuscaloosa, College Station and elsewhere.
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There is certainly a trend in coaching and staff hires to go younger, to get people who connect with recruits, who are trusted by them and understand their interests.
Western Kentucky hired Ben Arbuckle to be QB coach and co-offensive coordinator and heās 27. Notre Dameās director of recruiting Chad Bowden is 28. Buffalo defensive coordinator Brandon Bailey is the same age. All across college football, at every level, people in their 20s are getting high-profile jobs and itās helping with recruiting.
So itās interesting that when 71-year-old Nick Saban needed a new defensive coordinator he reached out to an old hand, 64-year-old Kevin Steele, who is coming up on another birthday, to run that side of the ball for the Crimson Tide.
When Jimbo Fisher needed an offensive coordinator after finally relenting and giving up play-calling duties, he didnāt turn to a malleable young up-and-comer, he chose 61-year-old Bobby Petrino, whoās been around the block a time or two.
In a world where recruiting is more non-stop than ever, where social media edits are more important to some than meeting with the dean of the business school, Alabama and Texas A&M seem to be leaning on experience and knowledge, and away from what seems to be cool this moment.
There might be no right way to do it and no wrong way, just different ways. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds in Tuscaloosa, College Station and elsewhere.
