Jared Hottle joins the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast as today’s guest. At Dakota State (Madison, S.D.), Hottle has worked his way up from graduate assistant to offensive coordinator. He discusses his system for identifying the Mike linebacker on each play, how young coaches can find a niche by mastering what their bosses hate to do and how to disguise the run game with window dressing (to keep OL blocking assignments the same).

Show notes

• :41   Non-traditional path as a coach
• 3:34   Growing into role as a student assistant (by mastering the jobs your boss hates)
• 5:11   How young coaches can build trust with their superiors
• 6:23   Learning beyond what's happening in just your program
• 8:30   The importance of understanding all aspects of the game
• 9:40   Building culture within a unit (and why Hottle is never offended when a player asks why they’re doing a particular drill)
• 12:41   Don't be a mile wide, inch deep
• 13:57   Disguising the run game with window dress while keeping OL blocking the same
• 16:06   Mike Point system
• 19:10   Maintaining tempo while giving OL enough time to make calls
• 20:41   Keeping tempo in practice
• 22:10   Creating balance
• 24:50   Two-minute drill
• 27:05   The winning edge

Subscribe to the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast on iTunes.