Ryan Partridge enters his first season as the Director of High School Scouting and Recruiting at Arizona. Partridge, who was previously the linebackers coach at Ferris State, was the 2018 Max Preps California Coach of the Year.
In his last three years as head coach and athletic director at Liberty High School, Partridge had a record of 34-5. While at Liberty High School, Partridge directed the Northern California powerhouse to the 2018 D1-A State Championship after compiling a perfect 10-0 league mark. His first Liberty team, in 2017, claimed the school's first North Coast Section Division I Championship.
Partridge played collegiately for Golden West College in Huntington Beach where he was a two-time team Most Valuable Player and all-state wide receiver while also garnering Academic All-America laurels. He then went to the University of Kentucky and later transferred to Northern Arizona University where he completed his collegiate career as a wide receiver and punt returner. Partridge earned his bachelor's degree from Cal-State East Bay.
