On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Eastern Illinois Offensive Coordinator, John Kuceyeski. Prior to his time at Eastern Illinois, Kuceyeski coached for 3 years at Cornell where he was in charge of running backs and then the offensive line. Kuceyeski has had other stops at Iowa State, Toledo, Western Michigan and Penn State. Kuceyeski came on the podcast to talk about how he’s built the Eastern Illinois offense and tailored it in a unique way.
Show Notes:
1:23 Coach’s journey
4:03 What Coach has learned so far from the coaches he’s worked with and under
10:25 Self and program evaluation
12:50 “Outwork Smartly”
20:30 Game Planning and evaluating situations over a 3-5 year span
24:10 Building an offense around an offensive line
28:55 How he “brands” his offense
31:43 How they make the offense unique to them
35:16 Importance of players understanding the play calls and why
37:38 Winning Edge
