Yount was hired as Dartmouth’s Director of Football Recruitment and External Relations in May of 2022. He will oversee the recruiting efforts for the team to help the Big Green continue as the preeminent program in the Ivy League.
For the past two years, Yount served as the recruiting and scouting assistant at Notre Dame, working with the director of scouting and the director of player personnel. His day-to-day included creating advanced scouting reports, statistical sheets for the coaching staff, evaluating film of high school prospects and monitoring the transfer portal. He was also responsible for recruiting efforts such as planning official visits, organizing recruiting events and overseeing the student ambassador program.
Yount helped lead the Fighting Irish to five top-10 recruiting classes (according to 247sports). These were the only top-10 recruiting classes during Brian Kelly’s tenure as the head coach.
A 2020 graduate of Holy Cross College at Notre Dame (Indiana), Yount earned his degree in business with a double minor in marketing and sports management. While attending the college, he worked at Notre Dame for three years as a recruiting student-analyst, working with the director of recruiting to gather recruit data, give campus tours and assist with recruiting operations in South Bend.