I voted “other”.
A better way of saying it would be “it depends”, because the actual options cover nearly 100% of possibilities.
It ultimately depends on 3 factors:
1) HC or assistant that is hired
2) State’s end of season timing
3) The new hire’s current team season end timing.
If its an assistant that we’re hiring as HC, it’s simple and straighforward. They’ll announce it as soon as our season is over. The assistant will remain in his current role until his team is out. In parallel, he’ll start reaching out to recruits on our behalf and work the portal for us until his team is out.
If its a sitting head coach for another team, it will be announced after both MSU’s season and that coach’s season are over. 1-2 days later, max. That in theory could fall in any of the 3 windows above.
The only certainty is that nothing will be announced before MSU’s season is over.