Michigan State football hires Mark Diethorn as new director of player personnel, recruiting

Michigan State football announced Monday that Mark Diethorn has been hired as the new executive director of player personnel and recruiting.

Diethorn, 37, has worked in recruiting and player personnel for three previous schools, including spending the last four seasons as the director for Virginia Tech. His role there included managing daily recruiting, campus visits, prospect evaluations, summer camp and prospect admissions.

“Mark has a vision and a passion for recruiting and understands what it takes to be successful at this level,” MSU head coach Mel Tucker said. “He has also shown the ability to identify talent in the transfer portal. He’s very organized and has a thorough process for evaluating players and managing a roster. I’m excited for Mark to hit the ground running and make an impact on our program.”

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Diethorn also helped monitor the transfer portal, which has become a bigger part of daily college football roster management.

Saeed Khalif, who had been the MSU football director of player personnel the last two years, was let go earlier this spring.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan State football hires Mark Diethorn to lead player personnel

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Publish date : 2023-05-01 19:47:24

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