College football isn’t about what you think you deserve. It’s not about what you think you’re entitled to. It’s about what you earn. Calling Vince Kehres the “right” coach for the Mount Union football program doesn’t quite do him justice. You see, Kehres grew up in Alliance, OH. Alliance is home to roughly 22,000 people. […]

Again, you can go fast, or you can slow it down. Mix up the counts and make the defense watch the ball, rather than just timing your snap count. The no huddle offense is the best way to effectively and strategically call plays. Ninety percent of coaches will just call a play that they think will […]

There was Nick Foles, the week of the Super Bowl, sharing stories about how he contemplated quitting playing football at one point because he had nearly lost faith in himself. As a reporter for the NFL Network covering the Philadelphia Eagles, I spent much of the week leading up to Super Bowl LII listening to […]

Watching a ton of film, studying defenses and a great deal of experience will definitely assist ball carriers in developing this much-needed running back IQ. So you want to become a running back? Do you have good footwork and agility? How about your speed, size and strength? Although these basic factors can determine if you’re […]

The defense has such a multitude of options when it comes to stopping the offense. Find out what works with your team through scouting and trial and error. Defense wins championships. It’s true for all team sports, especially football. Do you have a championship-caliber defense? Is your team shutting down offenses week in and week out? […]

Providing your quarterback with multiple options on a different pass play will significantly raise the potential for more explosive plays within your offense. Always keep ’em guessing! One of the biggest pet peeves that I have with offensive coordinators of youth football teams (10u and younger) is the dreaded “One Man Route.” It is 3rd […]

On these one-foot cuts, players need to be exploding off of the foot and pushing through their ankles to change direction. The ability to change direction quickly in the game of football is a critical skill. Regardless of the position in today’s game, all players must have the ability to change direction quickly. As a […]

Football players spend countless hours, especially in the offseason, training to help better their physical performance. Strength and conditioning drills has always been a large part of what players utilize to prepare for a football season. There is now so much more available compared to past decades where the focus was placed on barbells, free […]

When looking at a kickoff return team it is very easy to simply assign a blocker for every defender on the kickoff team and tell your best athlete to find some space. Many teams rely on this as a simple way to install the kickoff return team and think this will be enough to bring […]

Mark McMillian, former NFL player, wants to do anything he can to provide kids with the opportunity to get better, something he didn’t have much of when he was younger. Former professional athletes often try to find a way to give back to the communities that gave them so much during their playing days. Some […]