Doug Samuels

By Doug Samuels

College GameDay is making their first ever trip to Pullman, Washington this weekend for the Washington State vs. Oregon game, so we seem destined to get some good Mike Leach content this week, […]

Back in May, I did an article where an NFL assistant had done the math to figure out that there are 437,514 possible alignments that the offensive line must deal with. That’s just the pre-snap in […]

Normally, when a team comes out in what all coaches commonly refer to as the “victory formation,” 99% of people recognize that the game is over and the few snaps are a mere formality.

However, a high sch […]

At one of our preseason staff meetings the other day, we were talking about a few of our offensive schemes, and after mentioning one play in particular, one of the other assistant coaches mentioned how it is […]

With the  off season now upon us, many clubs and programs are entering a critical period of their development.

The investment that individuals decide to make in the weight room in the coming weeks and months […]

Anthony Pass, the head athletic trainer for Tom Herman and Texas, has a new cutting-edge tool at his disposal to monitor players and the hits they sustain to the head.

Starting this season, Texas has outfitted […]

The NCAA formally adopted legislation last week outlawing old school “two-a-days”; which to be honest I’m not sure really were occurring much if at all these days. What now is allowed is a padded practice and a […]

Not long ago, Troy Vincent shared an insightful video of Pete Carroll, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, sharing his philosophy on practice structure, organization, tempo, energy, and the technique he uses to ge […]

Over the years, I’ve heard a number of different major college coaches – in a variety of sports – note that you simply can’t coach effort in players. It’s something that they either understand and are able to g […]

Regardless of sport, most people get into coaching because of the unique opportunity it provides to impact the lives of young people. But one thing that never really gets talked about is the lessons that our […]

One of the most frustrating things that coaches encounter is having players on the roster with so much potential, but they fall woefully short of that potential. And it hurts the most when – regardless of the t […]