Casey Jacobsen, the co-defensive coordinator at Morningside College (Sioux City, Iowa), joins USA Football’s Coach and Coordinator podcast. He’s been at Morningside for over 12 years, starting as an offensive line assistant, then transitioning to special teams coordinator before becoming the co-defensive coordinator. Jacobsen sits down with Keith to discuss the “Wolf Pack Pyramid,” maintaining tempo with the scout team and the importance of attention detail.

Show notes

• :22   Why he became a football coach
• 1:02   Transitioning from an offensive line coach to a defensive coordinator
• 2:17   3 biggest influences on his coaching philosophy
• 4:14   How consistency has contributed to success
• 5:07   The “Wolf Pack Pyramid” and how it encompasses the team culture
• 7:02   Morningside’s defensive philosophy
• 8:25   Paying attention to the details
• 12:37   How to get fast tempo out of the scout team
• 16:34   Getting too “fired up” at players
• 17:29   Book recommendation
• 19:12   Learning unbalanced formations from the NFL
• 21:19   Doing the small jobs right
• 21:46   Balancing family and football

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