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Let so and so be "Grad Assistants"

FAKE Chip Brierre

FAKE Chip Brierre

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as someone who knows several grad assistants, let me tell you that this is a job that gets your foot in the door.

so stop with ex-player becoming a grad assistant. unless they're desperate, they will NOT want to do this job.

long hours, extremely meager pay for MAYBE a shot in the cutthroat coaching game.
 
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Confused by the OP though. What do you suggest if an ex-player actually wants to get into college coaching? The old model of just lobbying publicly for a staff position or thinking a high school job should translate seemingly (and hopefully) is a thing of the past.
 
most ex players that become good coaches have just a short stint in the NFL. People who are NFL 10-15 year vets in the NFL who have made a good amount of money don't usually come back to coaching at the college level. High school is a good place for them because of the demand on their time. College football staffs work 80-100 hours a week **** near year round. It's a grind that you have to love or need.
 
FAKE Chip Brierre said:
as someone who knows several grad assistants, let me tell you that this is a job that gets your foot in the door.

so stop with ex-player becoming a grad assistant. unless they're desperate, they will NOT want to do this job.

long hours, extremely meager pay for MAYBE a shot in the cutthroat coaching game.
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It just depends who the former player is and whether or not you have an opening, experience level, etc. A guy like Mike Vrabel started as a linebacker coach at Ohio State and he's now with the Texans. Most of the younger guys start as GAs and do a year and then move to position jobs somewhere. Most have to do their time.
 
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