The addition of a 10th on-field assistant job at FBS schools means plenty of assistant coaches are still on the move.
In the latest installment of our series, we rank the best assistant coach hires at Power Five programs from the week from a recruiting perspective and name our assistant coach hire of the week. Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell also weighs in on each of the week’s best hires.
NOTE: Not all hirings have been officially announced, but have been reported by multiple outlets.
RECENT ASSISTANT COACH HIRE REVIEWS: Feb. 23 | Feb. 16
CLASS OF 2019 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position
Washington State – Steve Spurrier, Jr. (wide receivers)
The son of legendary Florida and South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, Spurrier Jr. comes to the Cougars after a stint at Western Kentucky. Prior to that he spent one year at Oklahoma in an off-field role but is best known for his time spent coaching wide receivers under his father at South Carolina. Spurrier Jr. was also very involved in the Gamecocks' recruiting efforts in his time in Columbia, adding the title of recruiting coordinator in 2011.
Farrell’s take: “A huge name who has learned under his famous father and recruited at a high level at South Carolina, he’s energetic and the name alone will help recruiting.”
You can see the other top hires of the week here.
In the latest installment of our series, we rank the best assistant coach hires at Power Five programs from the week from a recruiting perspective and name our assistant coach hire of the week. Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell also weighs in on each of the week’s best hires.
NOTE: Not all hirings have been officially announced, but have been reported by multiple outlets.
RECENT ASSISTANT COACH HIRE REVIEWS: Feb. 23 | Feb. 16
CLASS OF 2019 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position
Washington State – Steve Spurrier, Jr. (wide receivers)
The son of legendary Florida and South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, Spurrier Jr. comes to the Cougars after a stint at Western Kentucky. Prior to that he spent one year at Oklahoma in an off-field role but is best known for his time spent coaching wide receivers under his father at South Carolina. Spurrier Jr. was also very involved in the Gamecocks' recruiting efforts in his time in Columbia, adding the title of recruiting coordinator in 2011.
Farrell’s take: “A huge name who has learned under his famous father and recruited at a high level at South Carolina, he’s energetic and the name alone will help recruiting.”
You can see the other top hires of the week here.
