A recruiting hire

After a couple of weeks of waiting, we finally know that Zohn Burden will be Tech’s new wide receivers coach. Today we’ll take a closer look at Burden as a coach and recruiter, as well as discuss a potential shift in recruiting territories.

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Image courtesy of HokieSports.com

Experience Level, and a different background

Zohn Burden doesn’t have a great deal of experience, and he has absolutely no experience at a Power 5 program. Even a couple of his seasons spent at the college level did not involve any actual coaching.

2006: WR and DB coach at Fork Union
2007-08: DB coach at ODU, though ODU did not actually play any games either year
2009-10: DB coach at ODU
2011: WR coach at Richmond
2012-14: WR coach at ODU

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