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Quickcast: The Power of Simplicity – Jason Mangone, Head Coach/OC, SUNY Brockport

Jason Mangone, Head Coach of D3 SUNY Brockport, was named the 2017 AFCA D-III Coach of the Year after guiding the Golden Eagles to a 13-1 record, the best in school history, and a berth in the national semifinals. The Golden Eagles are consistently at the top of D3 offensive rankings. Today Mangone shares his…

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Let them Score? Coaching Analytics and In-Game Strategy – Rob Ash, Championship Analytics, Inc.

From the Archives: In this strange 2020 season, the things we talk about but usually don’t happen are happening.  Case in point – Penn State vs. Indiana.  It’s the end of the game and up 1 all Penn State has to do is get a first down and run out the clock.  It’s actually not…

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Running Game and Tempo – Matt Drinkall, TE Coach, Army

From the Archives: Today’s guest on Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Matt Drinkall, former head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, an NAIA school in Salina, Kansas. Drinkall was selected to be a participant in the 2018 American Football Coaches Association 35 under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This program is designed to identify and develop premier, future…

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Growth as a Coach, Building a Program, Utilizing Talent – Jason Candle, HC, Toledo

From the Archives: Today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast features University of Toledo head coach Jason Candle. Candle enters his third full season as the Rockets’ coach, and he’s been with the program since 2009. He started as a receivers coach in his first years at Toledo, moving to offensive coordinator and associate head coach during…

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Bobby April, Retired NFL Special Teams Coordinator

From the Archives: Keith with guest host and former NFL coach Charlie Coiner had the opportunity to interview Coach Bobby April. April is known in the coaching world as a special teams guru, coaching on all levels from NFL, college and high school. The coaches talk about the importance of special teams and how it…

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Developing as an Offensive Coordinator – Tony Franklin, OC, Middle Tennessee State

From The Archives: The guest on today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Middle Tennessee State University offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tony Franklin. Franklin is in his third season with the Blue Raiders and has led their offense to become one of the best in the nation. In 2016, Middle Tennessee was ranked eighth in FBS…

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Home Team – Jim Leonhard, Defensive Coordinator, Wisconsin

From the Archives: Today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast begins a new series called “Home Team.” This series features guest host Joel Nellis, head coach at Brookfield Central High School (Wisconsin). He was on the Coach and Coordinator podcast as a guest July 2. Jim Leonhard is in his third season on the coaching staff at…

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Wake Forest’s Slow Mesh RPO for Explosive Plays

By Keith Grabowski  Wake Forest has found consistent offensive success in the last few years. Watching video of that offense operate in 2017 compared to what they were doing in 2019 and now again in 2020, on the surface appears to be the same when looking at diagrams of the play, but the video shows…

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Dynamic Leader and a Top Offensive Mind – Craig Yeast, HC, Kentucky Wesleyan

From the Archives: Today’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Craig Yeast, the offensive coordinator at Franklin (Indiana) College. In the 2017 season, with the help of Coach Yeast, Franklin College led the nation in passing offense and total offense. On today’s episode, Coach Yeast and Keith Grabowski talk…

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Building Your Strategy Off Analytics – Kevin Kelley, 7x State Champion

Kevin Kelley is the head football coach and athletic director at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark. Coach Kelley is best known as the first coach to adopt a game strategy free of punting. Since taking the head coaching position in 2003, Kelley has led the Bruins to an unprecedented seven state championships. Coach Kelley…

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