SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor on Monday announced that he has named Mike Giglio as the program's first-ever general manager.
Among his many responsibilities, Giglio (pronounced jill-ee-oh) will manage the program's budget and the head coach's travel, calendar and speaking requests and engagements, as well as coordinate practice and bowl game logistics, cultivate football alumni relationships, assist the head coach and development office with donor cultivation and serve as program liaison to various units within the athletics department.
A collegiate football staff veteran for more than a decade, Giglio has helped sign eight All-Americans, three national award winners, five conference players of the year and nearly 30 future NFL Draft picks, including five first-round selections.
Giglio comes to San Antonio from Tampa, Florida, after spending the past six seasons on the USF football staff, most recently as Director of Recruiting & Pro Liaison since 2019. He oversaw several aspects of the recruiting process, including official and unofficial visits, creating coaches' schedules, maintaining databases, updating scholarship numbers and projecting scholarship and position needs.
Giglio was USF's Director of Player Personnel/Pro Liaison under former head coach Charlie Strong in 2017-18. In his first full recruiting cycle at USF, Giglio helped the Bulls secure 24 signees during the first-ever NCAA early signing period, a number that ranked second nationally. USF's 2018 class was ranked No. 1 in The American by Rivals following the early period.
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Giglio also served in the same role at Texas under Strong from 2014-16. He helped Strong secure back-to-back top 10-ranked recruiting classes at Texas, including a 2015 group that featured three freshman All-Americans, three other players who earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and 10 players who started a game as true freshmen.
Giglio also worked with Strong at Louisville from 2010 to 2013, serving as director of high school relations during the Cardinals' back-to-back Big East Championship run in 2011-12. Giglio's responsibilities included monitoring the overall recruiting evaluation process, constructing the film database, coordinating official and unofficial visits and assisting with summer camps.
During Giglio's time at Louisville, the Cardinals went 37-15 and reached a bowl game in each of the four seasons. He helped Louisville sign the top-ranked class in the Big East and No. 29 class nationally in 2011 per Rivals. Nine of Strong's players at Louisville went on to become NFL Draft picks, including quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who was selected 32nd overall in 2014 by the Vikings. The following year, defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins was picked 12th overall by the Saints.
Giglio got his start in the industry as a recruiting assistant at Florida in 2008-09.
Giglio earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from Florida in 2008 and master's degrees in sport management and management from Florida in 2009.
Giglio is married to the former Katelyn Nelson. The couple has a daughter, Christine.
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