At long last, USC football has a general manager. On Friday afternoon, 247Sports reported that the Trojans will be hiring Notre Dame’s Chad Bowden as their new GM. The hire fills a significant void in USC’s recruiting operations department.
The son of former MLB executive Jim Bowden, Chad Bowden came to Notre Dame in January of 2021 along with defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman. When Freeman was promoted to head coach following the 2021 season, he put Bowden in charge of the Irish’s recruiting. This past season, he served as Notre Dame’s assistant athletics director and general manager.
Prior to the Bowden hire, USC had been operating without a clear general manager. Dave Emerick had been acting as a de facto GM of sorts, but the Trojans’ recruiting and NIL operations seemed to lack a clear and unified direction.
According to reports, USC will pay Bowden more than $1 million to hire him away from South Bend.
In addition to making the Trojans better, the hire makes the USC’s biggest rival worse. Just four days after a loss in the national championship game, Freeman and the Irish will now be looking for a new general manager.
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