Report: USC Hiring Ohio State Assistant Director Of Player Personnel Weston Zernechel

Zernechel spent the last five seasons assisting Mark Pantoni with the Buckeyes' recruiting efforts.

Author:
Andrew Lind
Feb 8, 2022 12:23 PM EST

According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, USC is expected to hire Ohio State assistant director of player personnel Weston Zernechel to the same position.

A native of Canton, Ohio, Zernechel was an undergraduate team manager for the Buckeyes until he graduated from Ohio State with a degree in sport industry in 2014. He then spent one season as an equipment manager with the Cleveland Browns.

Zernechel was hired by former Buckeyes offensive coordinator Tom Herman to be a recruiting assistant at Houston in 2016 before returning to Ohio State the following year in the same position. He was then promoted to assistant director of player personnel in 2018.

In that role, Zernechel worked closely with director of player personnel Mark Pantoni and the rest of the recruiting staff. His duties included the evaluation and identification of prospects and the facilitation of official and unofficial visits.

Zernechel now heads to Los Angeles, where he’ll join Lincoln Riley’s first staff with the Trojans.

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