Jonnyeagle

There are a lot more support positions that that didn't exist in the prior regime. Some are recruiting, analyst and others academic support etc. This will be announced later on as they start making the hires.

Yes but they are expanding the space not shrinking it. That is why they are needing to make a new push for additional donations.

It came into my email from the AD

DENTON, Texas – North Texas head football coach Eric Morris has announced the addition of five more members of his inaugural coaching staff on Thursday. Joining Morris’ staff are Matt Caponi (Defensive Coordinator/Corners), Jordan Davis (Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers), Bryan Kegans (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach), Colby Kratch (Assistant Coach/Linebackers) and Justin Owens (Director of Recruiting). A 17-year coaching veteran, Caponi spent the last four seasons mentoring the cornerbacks at Iowa State. In that time, he played a huge role in ISU’s success, as the Cyclones made three bowl games and ranked in the top-three in the league in scoring defense every season of his tenure. The Cyclones finished No. 6 nationally (285.6 ypg) in total defense in 2022. Caponi is a Mount Union (2005) graduate and has coaching experience at West Virginia, Arizona and Pitt at the FBS level. He was the defensive coordinator at Washington & Jefferson for three years from 2008-11. A native of Arlington, Davis spent the last seven seasons coaching under Morris at Texas Tech, UIW and Washington State. He played a key role on the Incarnate Word staff as Assistant Head Coach and Wide Receivers coach and was an analyst at Wazzu in 2022. Davis graduated from Texas Tech in 2014, where he was a three-year football letter winner prior to becoming a graduate assistant in 2016. Kegans was on the football sports performance staff at USC in 2022 following four seasons at Oklahoma (2018-21), where he was assistant director of sports performance/director of sport science. He was also a strength and conditioning coach at Texas (2013) and TWU (2011-13). The Stephenville native has high school experience at Fulshear and Denton Guyer. He was an offensive lineman at Texas Tech from 2002-05 and earned his degree in 2005. Kratch has spent the last six seasons on staff at Iowa State, most recently as assistant director of player personnel for the last five seasons. He was a graduate assistant on defense in 2017. During his time in Ames, he helped ISU to five bowl games and the Cyclones became one of the Big 12’s top defenses. Iowa State’s last five recruiting classes were rated in the Top 50 according to 247Sports, including the 2022 group which is considered the best recruiting class in school history. He also spent two years as a graduate assistant at Michigan State following a two-year playing career at Toledo. He graduated from Toledo in 2013. Owens, also known as ‘Coach O’, is a longtime Dallas-Fort Worth high school coach. He served as running backs coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Ferris High School for the past two years, and has more than 15 years of high school coaching and evaluation experience in the area. He is also known for hosting exposure camps around the state of Texas for high school student-athletes where he helped garner exposure for thousands of young players. A Dallas native, Owens played at West Texas A&M and graduated in 2004. The newest hires come following the previous announcement of Sean Brophy (Quarterbacks), Patrick Cobbs (Running backs), Chris Gilbert (Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends), Rolando Surita (Chief of Staff/Assistant AD) and Drew Svoboda (Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator). Additional names will be announced in the coming days.

Agreed, and I think they will also have the naming rights to Apogee to play with as well.

Agree 100%. Probably someone in the portal.

I think you are correct although I cannot recall his name.

We won't know until signing day, but I can tell you this staff will be in on every guy out there in DFW that can play and we have a shot on. SMU is paying players again, and they will be tough as UH and Memphis and now Tulane etc. The reality is that these programs can only sign so many players themselves and have their own issues. I see the biggest bump for us being in south dallas. I think there is a dearth of talent on the southside that we have not really even been in the conversation with. I also think the recruiting staff takes on the personality of the head coach. Littrell is a good guy but he's not a people person. I know some HS coaches that mistook that as arrogance.

You're probably right but I still have a lot of family and coworkers who say we were stupid to let Littrell go as soon as we did and it makes me mad.

Agreed and lets make it easier and more uniform. Too many different ways can be confusing. And lets figure out a better way to recognize people who give consistently. Give good recognition that can be worm proudly at game days. Like the old Mean Green Club used to have a special shirt that was only available for certain donors. Set a season ticket goal and have a big countdown clock or show it o the Apogee big screen.

Would like to see y’all get an update from RV on the NIL.

Man I had no idea we had so much young talents!

This is a fantastic idea and there could be some type pf badge on our profile indicating our donor status. Need to come up with a good number of donation levels.

I am stepping up. I just wish there was a designated fund for the AC

Thank you @Venson

@Vensonis correct KD twitted to everyone he was allrite.

Merry Christmas to al of you!

https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Texas-Longhorns-Football-Recruiting-The-State-of-Recruiting-Open-Mike-conversation-with-Justin-Owens-simply-Coach-O-coach-O-recruiting--148881247/

You're a good poster on here, and smart guy but let's step off the high horse for a second. If you run a business you know that it takes money to get the best employees especially in today's environment. We want to keep the salary level up so we can tap into a better pool of talent. Also, once the money is budgeted for, why give it up? It makes no sense and the student fee is not abnormally high or anything in fact my understanding ours is lower as a percentage than most.