Michigan hires Albert Karschnia

Submitted by Mgoblue0405 on December 21st, 2021 at 4:58 PM

Michigan has hired CMU’s director of player personnel Albert Karschnia. Wondering if it’s for the same position or for recruiting director.

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GoingBlue

December 21st, 2021 at 5:03 PM ^

A google search finds almost no information on him at all. A twitter search shows that he is young. Hope he can help move Michigan into the NIL era and bring in a top 10 class every year, if not better. 

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matt1114

December 21st, 2021 at 7:18 PM ^

Try this link, it's the cached staff directory of him at CMU. 

Here's the text though if it doesn't work for you,

"Albert Karschnia is in his fourth season as the director of player personnel for the Central Michigan football program.

Karschnia worked in 2015-16 on the football staff at Michigan, serving in various roles including that of assistant recruiting coordinator.

In that capacity, Karschnia was responsible for the oversight of recruitment of offensive players, directed on-campus recruiting efforts, and managed the program’s preferred walk-on program.

A Michigan native and a graduate of St. Mary’s Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Karschnia earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in sport management from Michigan in 2015.

While at Michigan, he served as the Director of Professional Development and Alumni Relations Chair for the University of Michigan Sport Business Association."

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:LuEp_Yb5zagJ:https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/albert-karschnia/631+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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sammylittle

December 22nd, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^

Both of my grandmother's schools as well. She earned a B.S. at BGSU before WWII and her M.S. at UM after the war. She was widowed during the war (cancer not combat) and this necessitated having a career as a single woman in the 1940's. She became the librarian at Highland Park High School and served there from the late 1940's to the late 1980's.

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SMart WolveFan

December 22nd, 2021 at 11:04 AM ^

Wow, this was killing me because when I heard Albert Karschnia I assumed it was "that D lineman from years ago", but even when I realized it wasn't him, I couldn't remember the name because all that came up in my mind was Albert Karschnia and not Alain Kashama.

Karschnia has a degree in sports management and took CMU from averaging about 110th in the recruiting rankings to 84th.

Plus it seems he probably helped bring in Vastardis as a walk-on in 2016, good move Albert.

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Gentleman Squirrels

December 21st, 2021 at 5:09 PM ^

It’s for the same position since that’s what Morgan did. Aashon Larkins is recruiting director. There was some talk of Morgans role being split up in two so I’m interested to see if they expand the recruiting dept more or keep it how it was

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phil610

December 21st, 2021 at 5:16 PM ^

Soooooo we are just gonna sit here and act like Michigan's O line did not just win the Joe Moore award? Give these hogs some love and someone make a post about it already! 

 

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burtcomma

December 21st, 2021 at 5:16 PM ^

Have we not heard from a number of recruits,players, and their parents that Michigan already has an impressive NIL presentation?

He was an assistant recruiting director at Michigan in 2015-16.  Looks to me he went to CMU, got 5 years of experience being a Director of Player Personnel, and now has come back having learned the position.

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waittilnextyear

December 21st, 2021 at 9:35 PM ^

You are getting negged to oblivion for this comment and I'm not sure that's fair given you're entitled to your opinion after meeting him.

That being said, he was thought highly enough of to get hired into the Michigan-Recruiting complex right upon graduating from UM in 2015 when Harbaugh's regime was first taking form. Then, he was thought highly enough of to get a pretty quick promotion to head up the efforts at CMU. Then, he was thought highly enough of to get promoted again (by taking over at a bigger, badder school than CMU).

Even if we take it as a given that Karschnia lacks charisma (which, to be fair, some others might not agree with or might have more of a basis for judgment), let's hope he makes up for it in terms of organization, strategy, and...uh...not leaving us for Washington right away.

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