[Podcast] Deep Dive on Defense - Game Planning: Evaluating and Attacking Defenses with Joe Moorhead, Head Coach – Mississippi State
On today’s “Deep Dive on Defense” series, guest host Chris Vasseur sits down with Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead. Moorhead has had coaching stops at Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Akron, Connecticut, Fordham and most recently served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Penn State. During Moorhead’s tenure as OC at Penn State, the offense compiled 39.4 points per game and scored 30 points in 21 of their 26 contests over his two-year tenure. In 2017, the Penn State offense ranked in the top 25 nationally in seven different offensive statistics. Coach was named the 2016 and 2017 National Offensive Coordinator of the Year. In his first year at Mississippi State, the team went 8-5 and participated in the Outback Bowl vs. Iowa. Coach joins the Deep Dive today to talk about how he puts together his game plan and attacks defenses.
3:10 Coach’s journey
5:11 Coach’s shift from offense to defense
7:06 How involved Coach is with Mississippi St. offense
8:21 How many games Moorhead uses to scout and why
10:24 First part of the game-planning process
10:54 How much stock Coach puts into down and distance
12:39 Field zone breakdown
14:40 Self-scouting
17:29 Early season scouting
19:07 Most important thing coach looks for during scouting process
20:15 Balancing your identity with matchups
22:46 Matchups and personnel vs. schemes
25:23 College vs. NFL
29:48 Putting together the pieces of his week into a full game plan
33:50 What fronts are most frightening for offenses
38:26 Game planning pass-pro
39:37 Pass-pro vs. stud athletes
41:50 Camp practices
43:04 Scouting coverages and QB reads
45:36 Game planning vs. great players
47:05 What high school coaches could do to help prepare their players for college
48:45 Planning for surprises in a game, planning for the unexpected
50:45 What it was like coaching Saquon Barkley
53:48 Pressure situation call
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