One of Flores' biggest responsibilities at UM will be handling academic counseling and ensuring the team meets its goals of obtaining a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA, and hitting a 100 percent graduation rate.
"Academics are really important to me, and with the success the team and athletic department have had in the classroom, I hope that I can continue adding to that success," says Flores.
"He was a good student, someone who overachieved academically. He handled academics at East Bay and had teams who have achieved over a 3.0, so he's had success in that regard. I think he's a guy that will overachieve with whatever responsibilities we give him," says DeCuire.
With Flores completing a staff reshuffle and bringing success in team academics to UM, DeCuire has been able to free up other coaches to make the staff and program better as a whole.
"Giving academics to Jay will free up guys like Cobb and Rachi (Wortham) to recruit and not be concerned with being out of town when guys have midterms or finals because he is always around. So I think it's a better fit," added DeCuire.
