Individual development and investment the most important messages new general manager Jim Nagy wants to send to recruits
A few weeks after the hire of longtime NFL and Senior Bowl executive Jim Nagy as general manager of the Oklahoma Sooners was announced, Nagy has begun to settle down and begin his work in preparing to oversee all football duties. Nagy brings a wealth of experience as an NFL evaluator, having been to six […]
A few weeks after the hire of longtime NFL and Senior Bowl executive Jim Nagy as general manager of the Oklahoma Sooners was announced, Nagy has begun to settle down and begin his work in preparing to oversee all football duties.
Nagy brings a wealth of experience as an NFL evaluator, having been to six Super Bowls over his career and drafting numerous talents. Now, he's bringing that to the Sooners in the hopes of once more competing with the best for championships, this time at the college level.
Now in charge of roster management for the Sooners, it's up to Nagy, and the staff he hires alongside him, to bring in the exact caliber of recruits and transfers to help take the Sooners back there.
In a recent video produced by the Sooners, Nagy was asked what message he wanted to send to recruits to get started on bringing in those quality players to bring Oklahoma to the next level.
"One: I keep going back to it, but good people. Really good people here. You've got a great opportunity, we're gonna build this thing the right way. We're gonna work hard at developing you on and off the field, and that is something Brent Venables is all about. He wants to develop the whole player and the whole person. So if I am a parent looking to dropping my son off here to play football for four years, I'd feel great about that. We've got great infrastructure here and we are going to invest in your son."
The Sooners have prided themselves on their family-oriented tradition and environment for decades. It's something that sets them apart from plenty of other teams, and Nagy recognized that right away as something unique about Oklahoma.
Multiple players over the years have spoken about just how gifted this staff is at cultivating relationships with players and coaxing them into growing both as players and as men. It's created a terrific culture and one the Sooners have needed to begin the foundation of competing for championships.
