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The coaching carousel is spinning again, and today we are breaking down a part of college football that most people never see. When a head coach gets hired, there is a clear order in how the staff is built. After working at Houston, Kansas, and Baylor, I have lived this process in real time.
In this episode, I walk you through the actual hiring sequence that takes place behind the scenes. From the front office to operations to strength staff to coordinators to position coaches and finally the support staff and player development roles, there is a rhythm to this process that matters for your timing, your strategy, and your career decisions.
If you work in player development, recruiting, operations, or you are trying to break into the profession, this episode gives you the insight you need to understand what is really happening when a new coach takes over a program.
In this episode you will learn:
• Why the front office is always hired first in the revenue sharing era
• Why operations sets the foundation for the entire program
• The role the strength staff plays during winter training and culture building
• When coordinators are hired and why they shape the identity of the team
• Why position coaches come next once the salary pool is set
• When the final wave of support staff and player development roles actually happens
• How to time your outreach during coaching transitions so you are not too early or too late
This is a must listen if you want to understand the backstage mechanics of staff building in college athletics. The better you understand the hiring order, the better you can navigate your own opportunities.
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BOOK - Get YOUR copy of the Beyond The Field Player Development Guide: https://amzn.to/3TtnaA8
2026 Player Development Summit - https://www.btfprogram.com/pdsummit
2026 Player Development Summit Sponsorship - https://forms.gle/vPucKVKaZmTVcLDq9
Player Development Newsletter → https://substack.com/@btfprogram
🎙 About Ed Jones II:
Founder of Beyond The Field | Author of The Player Development Guide | Host of The Player Development Pod | Creator of the Player Development Summit
Follow Ed:
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/edjonesii/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/btf_program/
Twitter → https://twitter.com/BTF_Program
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By Edward Jones IIThe coaching carousel is spinning again, and today we are breaking down a part of college football that most people never see. When a head coach gets hired, there is a clear order in how the staff is built. After working at Houston, Kansas, and Baylor, I have lived this process in real time.
In this episode, I walk you through the actual hiring sequence that takes place behind the scenes. From the front office to operations to strength staff to coordinators to position coaches and finally the support staff and player development roles, there is a rhythm to this process that matters for your timing, your strategy, and your career decisions.
If you work in player development, recruiting, operations, or you are trying to break into the profession, this episode gives you the insight you need to understand what is really happening when a new coach takes over a program.
In this episode you will learn:
• Why the front office is always hired first in the revenue sharing era
• Why operations sets the foundation for the entire program
• The role the strength staff plays during winter training and culture building
• When coordinators are hired and why they shape the identity of the team
• Why position coaches come next once the salary pool is set
• When the final wave of support staff and player development roles actually happens
• How to time your outreach during coaching transitions so you are not too early or too late
This is a must listen if you want to understand the backstage mechanics of staff building in college athletics. The better you understand the hiring order, the better you can navigate your own opportunities.
-
BOOK - Get YOUR copy of the Beyond The Field Player Development Guide: https://amzn.to/3TtnaA8
2026 Player Development Summit - https://www.btfprogram.com/pdsummit
2026 Player Development Summit Sponsorship - https://forms.gle/vPucKVKaZmTVcLDq9
Player Development Newsletter → https://substack.com/@btfprogram
🎙 About Ed Jones II:
Founder of Beyond The Field | Author of The Player Development Guide | Host of The Player Development Pod | Creator of the Player Development Summit
Follow Ed:
LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/edjonesii/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/btf_program/
Twitter → https://twitter.com/BTF_Program