Garrett Hirsch has been on the Mountaineer football staff since January 2025 as the associate director of scouting.
In his role, he plays a vital part in scouting and recruiting and assists with the on-campus recruiting process.
Hirsch coordinates various aspects of the program’s recruiting department, identifying, developing, strategizing and executing the recruiting plan. He oversees the scouting department student assistant program and the management of the portal best-available board throughout the season.
Hirsch assists in the creation of in-season advance reports used to scout opponents. He evaluates players on the WVU roster and other Big 12 rosters to analyze and identify strength and weaknesses of the rosters. He also organizes the transfer portal prospects, identifying potential transfer options.
Prior to coming to WVU, Hirsch served as the director of on-campus recruiting at Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Alabama for a year and then served as the director of player personnel. He also spent time at Louisiana-Monroe, first as the director of on-campus recruiting and then as the director of player personnel.
A native of Towanda, Illinois, Hirsch graduated with his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Illinois State in 2020 and earned his master’s degree in sport management from Louisiana-Monroe in 2022.
While at Illinois State, Hirsch was the starting center on the Redbirds football team and finished his playing career as a team captain at Louisiana-Monroe, also as the starting center. He was a member of the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, honoring him for his work on the field and in the community.
