Analysis

MSU adjusts recruiting strategy under Pitre, Choate

By

on

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series recapping Montana State’s 2016 season and previewing MSU off-season as Jeff Choate and his staff prepare for their second season together. Part 1 Part II Part III

Click on specific player names for stories on their commitment to Montana State

During the recruiting seasons that followed Montana State’s three straight Big Sky Conference titles between 2010 and 2012, the Bobcats followed a similar formula to lure athletes to Bozeman. MSU would take verbal commitments whenever prospects wanted to pledge. But most of the 2013 and 2014 classes at MSU saw the bulk of their signees commit to Montana State following the football seasons.

When Michael Pitre took over at MSU’s recruiting coordinator during the coaching transition between former head coach Rob Ash and new head coach Jeff Choate, the priorities changed. Montana State targeted prospects early and recruited aggressively.

Or, Subscribe Today!

Subscribe

Photos by Brooks Nuanez or noted. All Right Reserved. 

Related Items

About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

Recommended for you