Today’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Brian Hughes, offensive coordinator at LIU Post, an NCAA Division II school in Brookville, New York. Coach Hughes has been at LIU Post for 22 years and helped the team finish among the top 10 in passing offense, total offense, and scoring offense this past season. On today’s episode, Coach Hughes and host Keith Grabowski talk about developing yourself as a coach and preparing your team for game day.

Show Notes

• 1:15         Hughes’ background in coaching
• 3:10        A lesson Hughes learned early in his career
• 6:58        Translating drills to game play
• 9:30       Coaching the defensive side
• 11:32      A mistake Hughes has learned from
• 14:00     Advice to young coaches
• 21:55      The culture behind the offense
• 29:04     Preparing the team
• 32:50     Evolution of the offense at LIU Post
• 39:45     Third-down offense
• 49:20     The winning edge

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