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LSU fans, tell me what Will Redmond …
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:16 am
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:16 am
brings to the table. Freeze has apparently hired him as Auburn’s GM. I don’t know much about him and would appreciate any insight
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Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:16 am to trackem
Have honestly never heard of him.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:20 am to MetryMauler
Hugh Freeze is making big-boy moves heading into Year 2 at Auburn.
And Freeze's gain is yet another loss for Brian Kelly and LSU.
Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Freeze and the Auburn Tigers are plucking away Will Redmond from LSU to become Auburn's brand-new general manager of football.
The reigning FootballScoop Director of Player Personnel of the Year, Redmond has in short order become one of the top personnel executives in all of college football..
He's the off-the-field architect of LSU's roster overhaul under Kelly and was the lead scout on Jayden Daniels when the Tigers recruited the former Arizona State quarterback out of the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Moreover, it was the work of Redmond -- and a top-notch staff he helped hire -- that accelerated LSU's rebound under Kelly.
The Bayou Bengals had fewer than 40 scholarship players when Kelly arrived in late 2021 after he had established the mark as Notre Dame's all-time winningest coach; work in the Portal and on the traditional recruiting trail helped LSU turn in consecutive 10-win seasons in Kelly's first two years and also saw the Tigers appear in the 2022 SEC Championship game.
Redmond's move to Auburn, however, could be viewed as quite literally generations in the making.
A Franklin, Tennessee, native, who climbed from sports information student-assistant at the University of Tennessee to deeply experienced personnel professional, Redmond's grandparents first met at Auburn -- even before the school was known as Auburn University.
Moreover, Redmond has a cousin who is a former NCAA Champion with a star denoting the stellar career on the Auburn campus.
In addition to Redmond's undergraduate work on Rocky Top, he also logged time at MTSU and Kansas before Austin Thomas plucked him away from the Jayhawks to help run LSU's personnel efforts.
LSU in the past two years signed 247Sports Composite top-7 classes, and as Redmond prepared for his exit from one of the SEC's three sets of Tigers to another one, LSU already garnered commitments from the top-ranked quarterback, running back and wideout, per some industry rankings, in the 2025 class.
Redmond and his wife, Jessica, have two children.
And Freeze's gain is yet another loss for Brian Kelly and LSU.
Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Freeze and the Auburn Tigers are plucking away Will Redmond from LSU to become Auburn's brand-new general manager of football.
The reigning FootballScoop Director of Player Personnel of the Year, Redmond has in short order become one of the top personnel executives in all of college football..
He's the off-the-field architect of LSU's roster overhaul under Kelly and was the lead scout on Jayden Daniels when the Tigers recruited the former Arizona State quarterback out of the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Moreover, it was the work of Redmond -- and a top-notch staff he helped hire -- that accelerated LSU's rebound under Kelly.
The Bayou Bengals had fewer than 40 scholarship players when Kelly arrived in late 2021 after he had established the mark as Notre Dame's all-time winningest coach; work in the Portal and on the traditional recruiting trail helped LSU turn in consecutive 10-win seasons in Kelly's first two years and also saw the Tigers appear in the 2022 SEC Championship game.
Redmond's move to Auburn, however, could be viewed as quite literally generations in the making.
A Franklin, Tennessee, native, who climbed from sports information student-assistant at the University of Tennessee to deeply experienced personnel professional, Redmond's grandparents first met at Auburn -- even before the school was known as Auburn University.
Moreover, Redmond has a cousin who is a former NCAA Champion with a star denoting the stellar career on the Auburn campus.
In addition to Redmond's undergraduate work on Rocky Top, he also logged time at MTSU and Kansas before Austin Thomas plucked him away from the Jayhawks to help run LSU's personnel efforts.
LSU in the past two years signed 247Sports Composite top-7 classes, and as Redmond prepared for his exit from one of the SEC's three sets of Tigers to another one, LSU already garnered commitments from the top-ranked quarterback, running back and wideout, per some industry rankings, in the 2025 class.
Redmond and his wife, Jessica, have two children.
This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 8:22 am
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:20 am to trackem
I hadn't heard of him, but I'm glad he's getting a promotion.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:23 am to trackem
No idea who that is.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:24 am to trackem
Had never heard of him until today.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:25 am to Havoc
Let me help you out:
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He's the off-the-field architect of LSU's roster overhaul under Kelly and was the lead scout on Jayden Daniels
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:25 am to csorre1
I don't think you can give all the credit to Redmond for landing Underwood, Berry and Moore as the top QB RB and WR
Sloan is the reason LSU is getting Underwood
Berry is all Frank Wilson
Hankton is all Moore
Redmond is the guy in the back room watching videotape 24/7 and going on a coffee run
Sloan is the reason LSU is getting Underwood
Berry is all Frank Wilson
Hankton is all Moore
Redmond is the guy in the back room watching videotape 24/7 and going on a coffee run
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:26 am to trackem
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brings to the table
Probably gumbo with tomatoes in it.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:26 am to Havoc
If you haven’t heard of will redmond as an lsu fan, you’re not a very big fan.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:27 am to LSU Patrick
There are so many off the field roles these days that I can't keep track anymore. The article makes him sound pretty important, but I also have never seen him mentioned before.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:27 am to nicholastiger
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Redmond is the guy in the back room watching videotape 24/7 and going on a coffee run
classic
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:28 am to jangalang
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jangalang
You are trying very hard to make this something bigger than it is.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:29 am to TheDeathValley
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You are trying very hard to make this something bigger than it is.
I didnt write the article which described him as one of the top executives in all of CFB.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:30 am to jangalang
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yet another loss for Brian Kelly and LSU
What is this supposed to mean? What else have we lost? And more importantly, why are you, as a Bama fan, sucking off Auburn? Is your hatred for LSU that strong even though we "aren't rivals?" So much to unpack here.
This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 8:31 am
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:32 am to lsudave1
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:33 am to jangalang
Lots of copium in here
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:34 am to AU_251
I don't have to cope because I have no clue who tf this guy is. If y'all had hired Blake Baker then I would be melting.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:35 am to trackem
He will advise Freeze on personnel and roster management issues. For example, he will advise Hugh to recruit someone who can complete a forward pass to your WRs.
Posted on 1/24/24 at 8:35 am to jangalang
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it was the work of Redmond -- and a top-notch staff he helped hire -- that accelerated LSU's rebound under Kelly.
It’s almost like they are giving this guy all the credit. Rumors are Austin Thomas may be headed back and if so, he is probably better than Redmond. I think LSU and BK will survive lol
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