On this episode of Coach and Coordinator podcast’s “All In on Offense” series, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Brent Dearmon, offensive assistant at Kansas. Dearmon is one of the hottest offensive names in the game right now after his one-year campaign as head coach of Bethel University, where they went 10-0 and boasted an incredible 540.3 yards per game to go along with an unheard of 55 points per game, the most for any team in college football. Additionally, Dearmon spent three seasons at Arkansas Tech and two seasons as an analyst on Guz Malzahn’s staff at Auburn. Dearmon also wrote the book, “The Evolution of the RPO,” and is one of the top RPO coaches in the country. Dearmon joins Grabowski to talk about all things RPO in today’s “All In on Offense” segment.

Show notes

 1:28 How the RPO has evolved

3:27 What should coaches start with in the RPO game

5:35 Inside zone

7:11 Placing receivers

10:23 Preparing packages to combat what defenses are doing (i.e., vs. 4-2-5 and tite)

12:58 Pre-snap reads

16:15 Tips to installing and practicing RPOs

19:22 Making sure players are repping their actual routes

20:25 Teaching the QB

24:44 Keeping consistency when using different personnel in the box

26:45 Utilization of the backs

29:51 Key points for the TE

32:07 TE pop pass

34:19 Defeating different coverages

36:32 Challenges vs. zone coverage

40:15 Buck sweep RPO

41:54 Keys to RPO offense

43:11 Connect with Coach

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