Today on Coach and Coordinator, Lou Tepper joins Host Keith Grabowski to talk about his 3-3 scheme and the best characteristics for Linebackers. Tepper has coached numerous linebackers to the Butkus award, which is awarded to the best linebacker in the country. While he’s most well known for his time at Illinois, he also spent time at LSU, Edinboro, IUP, Buffalo and various other schools. Coach is widely regarded as one of the best Linebacker Coaches in the country.

Show Notes

2:35 Tepper’s great staff and background at Illinois

4:11 When Tepper made the decision to become a coach

7:06 Coach’s philosophy and the influence they have on kids

11:02 How he landed on the 3-4 defense

16:12 Adjustments to 12 and 21 personnel

19:38 3-3 vs 12 personnel

30:12 Playing vs teams that try and unstack the stack

32:51 Studying of offensive line splits

37:37 Finding people to gather important information for you

39:22 Key attributes Tepper looks for in a Linebacker

53:14 Intangibles Tepper looks for in his LB’s

56:29 Winning Edge

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