What’s the scoop on Alex Atkins?

Given how tight him and Solomon Thomas are, that makes a lotta sense

He can recruit but just never developed anyone at FSU

Can analysts actively recruit? If so hell yes

I think there's a way an analyst can recruit, but only in place of an on field coach. I remember a situation where one school's offensive asst coach didn't beat the streets in January and February for whatever reason and an analyst was able to recruit in his place.

Technically there isn’t anything stopping an “analyst” from recruiting, and you’re going to possibly see an entire recruiting staff of analysts from UNC with bill belicheck that doesn’t hold much game day responsibilities

Before you had to define 11 “on field” coaches. They were the ones that could recruit and the only ones that could provide instruction to the players.

But now the NCAA says anyone can provide on field instruction. And you can hire as many on field coaches as you wish. But you still can only have 11 coaches who can recruit


So you can let Atkins recruit if you make him one of your 11 off campus recruiters and give him an assistant role. Seems unlikely with the current staff of recruiters we have, but if we have some assistant shuffling then that could change quickly

Just set up a bunch of whoopsie Daisy encounters in and around the OL room.

I forgot about Nagle leaving and there already being an open spot for the 11. So if we get a special team coach and a TE coach as on field only then yeah let him go after it on the trail

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With the rule change in 2024, the only thing analysts can't do is recruit off-campus.

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Right which is why I have analysts in quotes

What we think of as analysts will now be on field coaches. Functionally the same concept, just now you can use them to recruit if they are part of your 11 recruiting coaches