OTF Premium Texas Adds New Director of Scouting (Thursday 10:45 a.m.)

[CJ Vogel]

Texas has found a new Director of Scouting per a report from Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.

Steve Sarkisian has named Kevin Mashack as the next Director of Scouting for the Texas Longhorns.

Mashack, a Miami, Florida native, returned to Tennessee State University in the summer of 2023 for his third stint with the Tigers, where he served as Director of Football Recruiting. Mashack spent more than 13 years at TSU across three tenures (2007–2013, 2015–2021, and 2023), holding roles that ranged from student assistant and video coordinator to position coach and recruiting leader.

Between his TSU stints, Mashack worked three seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2013–2015) as a scouting assistant in player personnel. He later moved into college personnel leadership roles, serving as Director of Player Personnel and High School Relations at Indiana in 2021 and Director of Player Personnel at Texas A&M in 2022 under Jimbo Fisher.

Now, he joins the Longhorns on Steve Sarkisian's staff.

[Joe Zura]

This a good hire CJ??

[CJ Vogel]

3 minutes ago, Joe Zura said:

This a good hire CJ??

I don't know much about him to be completely honest.

[pinkman_90]

I’ve always said Tennessee State has the best scouting department in the country.  

Edited 2 hours ago by pinkman_90

[Tuco Ramirez]

This isn’t really moving my needle.

[ATX16]

somebody's brother in law?

[JMarquette]

16 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

I don't know much about him to be completely honest.

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

[CJ Vogel]

Just now, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

There are plenty of reasons why A&M didn’t have Anthony Hill Jr. 

[Tex CJ-7]

Is this a replacement or new position?

[Bunk Moreland]

Kenny Baker wasn’t moving anyone’s needle either. Sark has a huge network. He isn’t just going to hire anybody to run his scouting team. This dude has NFL experience and a lot of lower-classification experience. To me this signals that Sark finally wants to get serious about finding diamonds out of the G5 and DII and Juco. I’m all about it.  

[Rocky P]

2 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

Kenny Baker wasn’t moving anyone’s needle either. Sark has a huge network. He isn’t just going to hire anybody to run his scouting team. This dude has NFL experience and a lot of lower-classification experience. To me this signals that Sark finally wants to get serious about finding diamonds out of the G5 and DII and Juco. I’m all about it.  

anytime someone is linked to Jimbo Fischer and Aggys, i get nervous.  

[Rocky P]

Looks like there are still two openings that will be filled - Recruiting Coordinator and Special Assistant to Head Coach.

https://www.indeed.com/q-university-of-texas-football-l-austin,-tx-jobs.html?vjk=4f306db17740ca4a

[Bunk Moreland]

1 minute ago, Rocky P said:

anytime someone is linked to Jimbo Fischer and Aggys, i get nervous.  

That’s fair. All I’m saying is that people shouldn’t have any knee-jerk reactions about this guy. He’s a complete unknown to most of us. But if there’s one thing Sark has done extremely well at Texas, it’s bringing in extremely high-level staff, including guys who are not well known outside of the industry but are highly regarded by Sark’s network. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt until he proves otherwise. 

[General Grant]

14 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

Aggies are also morons as we all know 

[Rocky P]

Just now, Bunk Moreland said:

That’s fair. All I’m saying is that people shouldn’t have any knee-jerk reactions about this guy. He’s a complete unknown to most of us. But if there’s one thing Sark has done extremely well at Texas, it’s bringing in extremely high-level staff, including guys who are not well known outside of the industry but are highly regarded by Sark’s network. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt until he proves otherwise. 

The effects he will have on the program won't be visible to most people so i'm not too concerned about it to have a knee jerk reaction.    One thing that Aggys did well under Jimbo is find good talent...they didn't do much with it, but they could find it so hopefully he is able to do the same here.    I do love the fact that Sark continues to bring in people that can help us strengthen and expand our reach into SEC country.  Him having so much experience in TN, i think we'll see his impact if we start seeing more TN players being targeted and offered.

[4thandFive]

I wonder if a hire like this is a 3rd base coach or a hitting instructor in baseball. Not every guy is going to be a “GM level” addition.
These guys don’t have to move a needle, they just need to be the cogs in the Texas machine they’re supposed to be to keep the entire operation moving forward. 

[Rocky P]

16 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

If a scouting person can cost you a recruit, that is on the program for letting that happen.   Scouts scout, coaches recruit.  Plus, wasn't Ant Hill committed to Aggys?

[alrightalrightalright]

TSU won a national championship in 2013 and their conference in 2024, ostensibly driven by the personnel that Mashack had a hand in scouting. So that’s something.

[HookemHorns87]

48 minutes ago, Joe Zura said:

This a good hire CJ??

If Sark likes him he must be 😏

[HookemHorns87]

29 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

Aggie will say anything to negative recruit Texas 😅 cause they will always be little bro 😂😂😂😂

[GoHorns1]

28 minutes ago, Tex CJ-7 said:

Is this a replacement or new position?

Replacement, the previous Director of Scouting is now the General Manger at North Texas.

[diegozanna20]

35 minutes ago, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

From indeed:
"The Director of College Scouting will lead the development and execution of advanced scouting strategies, overseeing the evaluation and identification of top talent within Texas Football and other relevant programs."
His job is gonna be evaluation, he's not gonna offer guys or take them on visits and stuff.

Edited 2 hours ago by diegozanna20

[Oldest Horn]

1 hour ago, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

The more the aggys dismiss him the better I feel. 

[Assistant Regional Manager]

1 hour ago, JMarquette said:

A&M folks are saying he stunk and he's the reason why we have Ant Hill. 

Influential enough to where Ant Hill committed to A&M in the first place but stunk enough to where he also pushed him to Texas?

Aggie math is the best math.

[.45s]

Growing up in the Houston area, TSU means Texas Southern University to me.