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Friday - What’s Next With Personnel Department

Given the recent departure of Director of Player Personnel Billy Glasscock to Ole Miss as General Manager, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian must now decide whether he wants to backfill the previous role Glasscock - Director of Player Personnel - held or create an entirely new structure for his off-field support staff.

While Sark is mulling those options overall, I am hearing that two individuals are expected to receive a bump in title and responsibility: Brandon Harris and John Michael Jones.

Harris has been the Director of Recruiting for the Longhorns during Sark’s entire tenure in Austin. He recently went on the road when the Horns were down a staff member due to the departure of Bo Davis. Harris is seen as a trusted member of Sark’s circle.

Jones, a Texas grad and long-time staffer who worked for the team prior to Sark’s arrival, has been the team’s Assistant Director of Player Personnel. Jones has been a do-it-all type for the Horns behind the scenes. He’s not a name many will be familiar with but he knows the system as well as anyone.

Prior to Glasscock’s departure, a restructuring was thought to be under way. Glasscock was likely going to be elevated to a GM-like role (yet possibly not that exact title).

Time will tell what Sarkisian decides to do overall, but OTF expects Harris and Jones to be part of Sark’s solution.

 

 

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What does a college GM do?  In some pro organizations the GM actually selects the players to draft and/or trade, and decides how much to spend on acquisitions to stay under the cap.  In college, since it supposedly not pay for play, how can a GM legitimately direct how much NIL is committed to a prospect?  Maybe I am both naive and ignorant of how this all works.   

GoHorns1

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Bobby, Texas has a GM, but the title is Chief of Staff which is currently Jared Blank. 

Geoff Eneman

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I'd bite the bullet and probably take half of what Sark was paying Glasscock to come in and do the job. Save some money so Taylor Searles can improve her barrel budget for visits.

UTexas

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I was wondering if Brandon Harris might be in line to move into Glasscock's position as soon as his move was announced. Harris is a very valued piece that several other teams have tried to poach over the last several years.

Shane

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4 minutes ago, UTexas said:

I was wondering if Brandon Harris might be in line to move into Glasscock's position as soon as his move was announced. Harris is a very valued piece that several other teams have tried to poach over the last several years.

I was thinking the same about Brandon Harris. 

jonbailey

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Any idea why Glasscock moved to Old Miss? Seems like a lateral move but maybe there is a connection. 

Neil Leininger

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1 hour ago, Sensitive Ponytail Man said:

What does a college GM do?  In some pro organizations the GM actually selects the players to draft and/or trade, and decides how much to spend on acquisitions to stay under the cap.  In college, since it supposedly not pay for play, how can a GM legitimately direct how much NIL is committed to a prospect?  Maybe I am both naive and ignorant of how this all works.   

I imagine that they would deal with a lot of the AD stuff and be in charge of both HS and college scouting to see if players could fit into the systems on offense and defense. That way the coaching staff has a narrowed list of 100 or so prospects instead of over 1000. He probably also fosters the relationships between Sarkisian and the HS coaches, compliance, and NIL. There are lots of things he can be in charge of.

codaxx

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1 hour ago, Sensitive Ponytail Man said:

What does a college GM do?  In some pro organizations the GM actually selects the players to draft and/or trade, and decides how much to spend on acquisitions to stay under the cap.  In college, since it supposedly not pay for play, how can a GM legitimately direct how much NIL is committed to a prospect?  Maybe I am both naive and ignorant of how this all works.   

I think it is pretty much the same now. GM will oversee the scouting department and manage the salary cap (in this case NIL). Keep in mind there is a retention aspect of NIL now. We dont talk much about this, but what do you give a 2nd year DL/OL that has shown promise, but had next to 0 impact on the field? You dont want to lose him, so you have to come up with number that is enough to keep the buzzards from circling. The job is probably more difficult, than the NFL. In the NFL you have set contracts and a set budget, so you have a reasonable sense of what the next year will look like, 

TexShoe

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Was this the position occupied by Derek Chang under Herman administration?  I guess NIL wasn't a thing yet, so that's a HUGE delta alone.

GoHorns1

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1 hour ago, jonbailey said:

Any idea why Glasscock moved to Old Miss? Seems like a lateral move but maybe there is a connection. 

It was a promotion from Director of Player Personnel to GM

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