Texas A&M uses Turnkey for Elko hire due to understanding of college landscape
Texas A&M AD Ross Bjork said the school went through search firm TurnkeyZRG in the process that saw them hire new football coach Mike Elko because "they understand the landscape,” according to Andrew Hattersley of 247SPORTS.com. Bjork detailing the search process said, "We started the process Sunday night on Nov. 12. People think search firms pick the coach for you. That's not how it works." Bjork said the search firm's "job is to understand the landscape throughout the whole year, not just during football season, not just when I call them on Nov. 12 and say, hey okay, are you ready?" He added search firms are "always ready" and they "understand who's movable." Bjork: "Coach Elko was on our list from the very beginning. And as the process unfolded, as the identity of what we really, really wanted and we thought was the right DNA of a program that wins, he obviously rose to the top. So there was engagement from the beginning and like I said, everybody was active. We kept that process going all the way through Saturday night, Sunday morning, and then we went and picked him up last night" (247SPORTS.com, 11/27).
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