UC SPORTS COMMUNICATIONSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFEB. 7, 2013
Football’s Prunty Named Scout.com BIG EAST Recruiter of the Year
CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati associate head coach Robert Prunty was named the football recruiter of the year Thursday by Scout.com/FOX Sports Next.
Prunty, entering his first season at UC, has won the award in three consecutive years with the previous two coming while on the staff of UC head coach Tommy Tuberville at Texas Tech.
UC announced a 22-member signing class on Feb. 6, 2013 that Scout.com ranked among the Top-50 in the nation and second in the BIG EAST Conference.
Prunty is a 20-year coaching veteran with strong ties to the east coast of the United States. He previously served as the head coach at Hargrave Military Academy where 27 of his former players went on to play in the NFL.
