Mike MacIntyre says he helped start a West Coast recruiting revolution.
As head coach at San Jose State (2010-12), MacIntyre staffed his assistants at high school football camps across California, from Sacramento to San Diego, as visiting talent evaluators in what are now commonly known as satellite camps . At these camps dozens of colleges can scout hundreds of athletes. San Jose State jumped from one to 11 wins in three seasons, which helped MacIntyre land the job at Colorado.
“We were really the first team to ever do it in the west, us, and we copied Oklahoma State,” MacIntyre said.