Q&A with Scalley
I caught up with Utah assistant coach Morgan Scalley to get his thoughts on recruiting, since he is the Utes' new recruiting coordinator. Here you go:
Will anything change?
"Our philosophy won't change. What has made us successful in the past is taking raw material and turning them into something. We're not a university that can go out and get the ready made players and take their pick. That is just how recruiting works, that is where we are at. We need to be projectors. Speed is obviously something we stress, coach Whittingham has harped on that a lot."
The Utes competed against the Pac-10 for several players this year, can we expect more of that?
"We feel like we can go up against those schools, a lot has to do with that some of those big names were local, but more and more we get out there and get our name out there, the more we can battle those BCS schools. It's only going to continue to improve as long as we show we can do it."
How will the Utes' new hirings affect recruiting?
"Blake Miller having been in Texas and having experience in Louisiana and JD Williams was in California, those are natural fits. John Pease, his influence and time he spent in California, he'll be in California as well. Most of our players come from California, Utah and Texas is becoming a more of a priority for us. Texas, those players are able to do spring practice in full gear and scrimmage almost year-round, you can put them in the weight room and they are used to it."
Does he anticipate running into former Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig on the recruiting trail now that he has jumped from Kansas State to Cal?
"He is doing what is best for him, but we've gone up against Cal in the past and we'll continue to go up against him as long as we are focusing on California but we are excited for it. We have so many selling points, the more we go out on the field and show up against the big boys, the more it will help out in recruiting. You establish yourselves in Texas and California, then the players who are here from those areas can sell it as well. The biggest selling point are the players, the guys you are going to be around for four and five years. Coaches can sell it all they want, but it's the players who are going to tell it like it is, when they are alone with recruits."
How do you take advantage of the Sugar Bowl exposure?
"Have to keep on pumping it. Look at what we did against the SEC, what we've done against teams in the past, look at what we've done not only in our bowl games but the big-name teams we've beaten in the regular season you have to keep on selling that to those kids. Once they get here and they see not only what we have to offer academically but what we've done athletically, it's hard to leave here without saying, 'Hey this is a special place.'"
- Lya Wodraska
Will anything change?
"Our philosophy won't change. What has made us successful in the past is taking raw material and turning them into something. We're not a university that can go out and get the ready made players and take their pick. That is just how recruiting works, that is where we are at. We need to be projectors. Speed is obviously something we stress, coach Whittingham has harped on that a lot."
The Utes competed against the Pac-10 for several players this year, can we expect more of that?
"We feel like we can go up against those schools, a lot has to do with that some of those big names were local, but more and more we get out there and get our name out there, the more we can battle those BCS schools. It's only going to continue to improve as long as we show we can do it."
How will the Utes' new hirings affect recruiting?
"Blake Miller having been in Texas and having experience in Louisiana and JD Williams was in California, those are natural fits. John Pease, his influence and time he spent in California, he'll be in California as well. Most of our players come from California, Utah and Texas is becoming a more of a priority for us. Texas, those players are able to do spring practice in full gear and scrimmage almost year-round, you can put them in the weight room and they are used to it."
Does he anticipate running into former Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig on the recruiting trail now that he has jumped from Kansas State to Cal?
"He is doing what is best for him, but we've gone up against Cal in the past and we'll continue to go up against him as long as we are focusing on California but we are excited for it. We have so many selling points, the more we go out on the field and show up against the big boys, the more it will help out in recruiting. You establish yourselves in Texas and California, then the players who are here from those areas can sell it as well. The biggest selling point are the players, the guys you are going to be around for four and five years. Coaches can sell it all they want, but it's the players who are going to tell it like it is, when they are alone with recruits."
How do you take advantage of the Sugar Bowl exposure?
"Have to keep on pumping it. Look at what we did against the SEC, what we've done against teams in the past, look at what we've done not only in our bowl games but the big-name teams we've beaten in the regular season you have to keep on selling that to those kids. Once they get here and they see not only what we have to offer academically but what we've done athletically, it's hard to leave here without saying, 'Hey this is a special place.'"
- Lya Wodraska
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