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Today’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Rich Wright, head coach at Northwest Missouri State, an NCAA Division II school in Maryvale, Missouri. This past season, the Bearcats led the nation in multiple categories, including total defense, scoring defense, third-down conversion percentage defense, and punt blocks. On this episode, Coach Wright and host Keith Grabowski talk about the importance of safety and being dynamic on the defensive side.

Show Notes

• 1:20        Wright’s start in coaching
• 4:00       Key lessons Wright has learned
• 5:45        Building culture
• 8:00       Teaching in the classroom
• 9:20       Being dynamic and adapting based on formations
• 12:05     Teaching fundamentals
• 17:20     Importance of player safety
• 24:45     Third down defense
• 29:45     Commitment to special teams
• 35:10     The winning edge

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