USC Football: How Will USC's Newest Recruiter Effect The Trojan's Recruiting Pitch?
Less than 24 hours ago, USC Football's newest staffer took to X/Twitter to announce her new position within the recruiting department. Savannah Reier is taking a position at USC as the assistant director of recruiting operations.
She brings with her valuable experience as the director of football recruiting at the University of Hawaii. She spent just 11 months in that role, but before that, she worked in player development for the Rainbow Warriors' women's basketball team. She is a former division-one athlete herself, playing basketball for Hawaii for two years starting in 2018.
As a former NCAA athlete herself, Reier is stepping into this position at USC with all the traditionally necessary prerequisite accolades typically seen in the industry.
She was brought in by USC head coach Lincoln Riley, and will likely report directly to USC Football's executive director of recruiting Annie Hanson.
USC put together a respectable 2024 recruiting class that ranks 20th in the country according to 247 Sports. Their 2024 class has 19 signed commits currently, headlined by defensive end Kameryn Fountain out of Georgia and Jason Zandamela out of Florida, both of whom are amongst the top players at their positions.
Reier enters USC at a pivotal time in recruiting, as pitches from schools have started changing in their focus. Whereas previously, a recruit might ask about a school's facilities, these days recruits are more interested in what sort of NIL opportunities each school can help facilitate.
Riley spent the past couple of months bringing in proven player developers on his coaching staff, like new linebackers coach Matt Entz. The coaches with proven track records of player development are typically older than the average college coach.
With a younger addition to the recruiting department, it feels like USC is trying to position itself as reachable and up-to-date regarding the current state of NIL as it relates to its overall recruiting pitch. Time will tell how the two-pronged approach resonates with recruits.
