Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in Sam Schwartzstein, the XFL's Director of Football Operations, Innovation, and Strategy. Schwartzstein played college football at Stanford from 2008 to 2014, including playing in the Fiesta Bowl and the Rose Bowl.

Tune into this episode to learn how the XFL used analytics, fan appeal, and safety guidelines to help construct rules to make the XFL a new brand of football.

Show Notes:

2:47 Pathway to XFL

5:08 Taking a different approach

8:00 Blitz formula

10:14 Other successful concepts

14:03 Future of kickoffs

17:36 Onside kicks

19:52 4th downs

24:45 Shortening the game

30:44 Meaningless plays

33:07 Learning from the XFL

35:19 Giant beer-snake

37:22 Favorite XFL rule change

You can follow Sam on Twitter @schwartzsteins.

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