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These should be Jedd Fisch’s first steps as Arizona’s head coach

No matter how you feel about the Jedd Fisch hire, it’s over and done with, and it’s now time for him to start rebuilding the Arizona Wildcats football program.

It could be years before they are competitive again, but here’s what should be on the new head coach’s first to-do list.

Fill out the coaching staff with assistants who have strong recruiting connections—and at least one or two with UA ties

Since Fisch has no head coaching experience and not much college coaching experience, it will be imperative that he surrounds himself with assistants who have strong recruiting ties in the West, especially in traditional UA recruiting grounds like Arizona, California, Las Vegas and Texas.