It’s not an industry secret: having good players makes you a better coach. Joe Scelfo gets that.
So, when he started as New Mexico’s tight ends coach in January, Scelfo had to find those players. Temple transfer Magnus Geers was on the list. In a word, raw. But the technique, motor, size, speed all the things you can’t coach? Watch the tape. It’s all there.
But he just could not get in touch with him. Calls kept going to voicemail. After two or three days of trying, Scelfo fired off a text.
“I reached back out to him like, ‘why do you keep ignoring my calls lol.