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I know DeSoto's Claude Mathis is on your radar to add to the staff. I don't know him at all but I've looked into his career and asked around about him. He is a no brainer - as respected as anyone in one of the most talented HS districts in Texas, maybe the country. I can't imagine what adding him to the new staff would do to recruiting in South Dallas County. What other area HS coaches would you target?

Just to get something comparable, wasn't larry edmunson the same type of hire? What was his impact on coaching/recruiting?

I'm showing that Larry Edmundson only coached one year in high school as the O-coordinator at Klein Oak HS. I'm not sure one year is enough time to make connections in the HS scene. Mathis has been at DeSoto for 10 years.

and Desto is about 10X > then Klein in impact

Keylon Kincade is head coaching at a 3A school in East Texas after spending some years at Mansfield Timberview. Good areas to build networks

I'm not sure I'd want any high school coaches except once in awhile but Mathis has College coaching experience and is uniquely situated in Desoto. Plus he took the UH RB job a few years ago but backed out. Perhaps he would consider SMU near his home

For reference, every Texas Big XII school has at least one member of their coaching staff with high school coaching experience in Texas:

Baylor - Philip Montgomery - OC was at Stephenville 1996-2001, Denton HS 2002
Texas - Bruce Chambers - TE Coach was at Dallas Carter 1984-97
TT - Mike Jinks - RB Coach was at Cibolo Steele 2005-11
TCU - Zarnell Finch - Director of HS Relations was at Dallas Lincoln 2010-13
TCU - Kenny Perry - Cornerbacks Coach was at Arlington Bowie 2006-12, Haltom HS 2004-05, Arlington Sam Houston 2000-03