Top-o’-the-wish-list guys
Tommie Robinson, running backs/ recruiting coordinator at LSU: This would be a home run. No, a grand slam. Or a minor miracle if Nuñez pulled it off. Robinson has one of the best jobs in college football, which is recruiting to a Big Five superpower. He’d need about four seconds to figure out it’s not so easy here in the high desert on a budget smaller than what LSU probably spends on laundry bills. But, hey, this guy has coached for over 30 years, including two teams in the NFL and stops in the ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12.
His track record suggests he’s a player’s coach, one who might have the ability to coax a would-be Big Five recruit to take a chance on a place like UNM.
Neal Brown, head coach at Troy: There are wish lists and then there are over the top/ you’re out of your mind wish lists. This guy tops the later. At 38 he’s one of the youngest and brightest minds in college football, leading the Trojans to 30 wins (and counting) the last three years. He’s destined for the big time and the odds of landing him are, well, let’s just say it’s Hail Mary time.
Jason Washington, defensive backs/ recruiting coordinator at Texas: He’s part of the blossoming Tom Herman coaching tree, following the ’Horns head coach from Houston to Texas. A rising star in the coaching ranks, he has strong ties to the Lone Star State and his recruiting inroads would be a natural fit for a UNM program that has had a long history of trying pluck the best available players from that area.