Completed Event: Baseball at Old Dominion on May 15, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 10 , (8 innings)
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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Staff Directory
Ross Bares
- Title:
- Director of Scouting
- Email:
- Phone:
- 540-568-6517
Ross Bares is in his first season with the James Madison football program in 2026, as he serves as Director of Scouting.
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Bares joined the Dukes after spending four seasons at Florida (2022-25), where he was a player personnel assistant. While at UF under Billy Napier, he planned and organized assistant coaches on road recruiting calendar while managing a specific recruiting area nationally. He also served as an assistant to the head coach.
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He followed Napier to Florida after a 2021 season at Louisiana, where he was a player personnel/recruiting intern.
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Before UL, Bares had a brief stint as a scouting intern at Temple in the winter of 2021. Bares was also a data analyst at Tracking Football between the fall of 2020 and the spring of 2021. As a student, he attended the Phil Savage/Reese’s Senior Bowl Scout School.
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As an undergraduate student at LSU, Bares was a player personnel student assistant for two seasons (2018-19).
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Bares graduated from LSU in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management with a minor in business management.
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Bares joined the Dukes after spending four seasons at Florida (2022-25), where he was a player personnel assistant. While at UF under Billy Napier, he planned and organized assistant coaches on road recruiting calendar while managing a specific recruiting area nationally. He also served as an assistant to the head coach.
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He followed Napier to Florida after a 2021 season at Louisiana, where he was a player personnel/recruiting intern.
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Before UL, Bares had a brief stint as a scouting intern at Temple in the winter of 2021. Bares was also a data analyst at Tracking Football between the fall of 2020 and the spring of 2021. As a student, he attended the Phil Savage/Reese’s Senior Bowl Scout School.
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As an undergraduate student at LSU, Bares was a player personnel student assistant for two seasons (2018-19).
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Bares graduated from LSU in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management with a minor in business management.
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