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West Virginia hires former Tennessee on-campus recruiting assistant

Michael Wayne Bratton

By Michael Wayne Bratton

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Jeremy Pruitt’s Tennessee recruiting machine on Rocky Top has a new position to fill.

LeighAshton Watson, formerly the assistant director of on-campus recruiting for Tennessee, announced she is leaving Knoxville for a promotion at West Virginia. Watson is set to become the new on-campus recruiting coordinator for Neal Brown’s Mountaineer program.

Watson is the daughter of Tennessee Director of Football Operations, Todd Watson. Before joining Jeremy Pruitt’s staff, Todd Watson served as Troy’s director of operations, which is where Brown was the head coach before landing the West Virginia job this offseason.

Watson announced the news with the following tweet:

https://twitter.com/_leighashton/status/1091359716318547968

Michael Wayne Bratton

A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com

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