(Photo via @CoachReisert)

Today’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Cris Reisert, offensive coordinator at Ohio Dominican University. This past season ODU was at the top of Division II in multiple categories, including No. 1 in completion percentage (72 percent), No. 1 in turnovers allowed (7), No. 1 in Team Passing Efficiency (190.91), No. 2 in third-down conversion percentage (52.9 percent), and No. 3 in Passing Offense (343.6 yards per game). On today’s episode, Reisert talks with host Keith Grabowski about protecting the ball and functional knowledge. 

Show Notes 

• 2:02        Reisert’s coaching background 
• 5:49        His experience coaching tight ends 
• 7:58        How dynamic tight ends can be
• 9:40       ODU’s culture/ importance of protecting the ball
• 15:18      “Functional knowledge”
• 17:22     Building the run game
• 19:42     RPOs 
• 21:46     Preparing a game plan
• 26:18     What concepts work best for ODU
• 31:05     The winning edge

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