We’re getting a better idea now of how West Virginia will recruit in the absence of its four departed assistants and in the presence of the four new ones once spring football ends and the staff hits the road for the evaluation period.

Among the newcomers — and I’m excluding Joe Wickline, because he’s been doing this since 1984, whereas the other three are, to some degree, new to this either here, overall or both — safeties coach Matt Caponi gets Western Pennsylvania and junior colleges in Kansas, cornerbacks coach Blue Adams gets Georgia and receivers coach Tyron Carrier gets Texas (especially Houston) and Maryland.

But Carrier will also get a crash course in South Florida from Ja’Juan Seider. Those two will spend the first week together. “I drive. You’re on my time. I don’t wait for nobody. When I’m in your area, you do the driving. When I’m in my area, I’m in charge, so you better be ready to hit the road, because I go to work.”

South Florida is, as Seider put it, “loaded,” and he’s in on a number of receivers, so it’s good for Carrier to be down there and to get a look at the talent he may one day coach while those coaches get to know him. But as intentionally outrageous as that quote is — I think — there’s also value in Seider’s approach, in witnessing it, experiencing it and learning from it.

We know this: Carrier is brand-new to this. He was recruited — lightly, it turns out, because he broke his ankle when he was a high school senior, and schools dropped out — and he spent a season as a graduate assistant at Baylor, which is pretty good at recruiting. But being a recruited player, even in a neighborhood you know, and being exposed to a recruiting machine both have limitations that don’t prepare you for this.

But we also know this: Seider is a very, very good recruiter this. Like, one of the best in the Big 12, which probably makes him one of the best in the nation. So who else’s wing should Carrier find himself under for his first week on the road?

“I’ll show him the ropes, but you’ve got to be your own guy,” Seider said. “You’ve got to find out what makes you tick. I can’t give you my magic. You’ve got to find your own magic.

“I can show you things about how to contact coaches, how to let them know you’re there, how to go evaluate practice, how to look not just at your position but the big picture for offense and defense, how to scout guys, how to go in a school and spend time with guys. It can’t be a quick handshake. When you’re established, you can do that. When you’re starting out, you’ve got to go spend time with guys.”

When Seider started out on his own during his first evaluation period, he tried to spend an hour with every high school coach he visited, just so they could get to one another. Seider wanted the coaches to understand he was invested in the school and the players, and he knew that would build trust that would eventually convince coaches to send players Seider’s way.

With Carrier, he’ll try to visit six or eight schools a day, and then Carrier should be able to handle things by himself. Carrier’s duties will also include visits to Texas and Maryland.

“At some point, you’ve got to go earn your paycheck, too,” Seider said. “The good thing is he’s going to an area he’s very familiar with. He played in that area. He’s got a great name. The easy part is me taking him out. Florida’s loaded this year. I’ll get to show him a bunch of receivers I’ve been recruiting heavily, and he can get around so they can see his face and know who he is.”