Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Best Of Offensive Line Coaches - 10 Coaches On Building OL Culture

12.05.2019 - By Keith GrabowskiPlay

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On today’s podcast we put together the thoughts and ideas of 10 college and pro offensive line coaches on how they build the culture within their offensive line unit. Each has a different aspect that they focus on in building the chemistry of this important position group.

Matt Jones is currently at the University of Tennessee - Martin. He is the creator of the highly popular #LinemenLunch. He shared his though on how accountability, discipline, and being physical are an important part of building the unit.

Joe Ashfield is currently at Rice University. He discussed building the culture at Rice and how it takes time to get buy-in, that you have to grow together, and put your players in positions to lead.

Herb Hand is one of the best in the business and talked to us while he was at Auburn, and currently is the offensive line coach at Texas. For Hand, understanding shared accountability, trust, are important to building a strong culture in the unit. For him it is about having high standards and being demanding that those are met.

Jonathan Himebauch joined us while he was coaching for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. He is now the offensive line coach for the XFL Tampa Bay Vipers. He shared his ideas on how it is about being a part of something bigger, creating five as one, and how he goes about nicknaming the unit.

Cody Kennedy is the offensive line coach at Tulane and joined us prior to the 2019 season. Kennedy talks about clear standards, positive interaction, communication, camaraderie, and connection as important components that build a culture.

Bart Miller of the Wyoming Cowboys joined us on the “Home Team” Series and discussed how to measure of discipline, standards, and having “our” way of doing things. He stressed the importance of the caring of the coach.

Sam Parker helped lead Ferris State to an NCAA Division II runner-up in 2018. He talked about developing the role on the team as guardians, offensive line mindset, and how they watch the game and practice which is a big part of their culture and success.

Oklahoma has been one of the top FBS offenses over the last several years and offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh and his unit are a big part of the success. He discusses the expectations of the OL Coach, recruiting the guys who fit, and most importantly how this has to be about more than football.

Doug Patterson has been the offensive line coach at St. Cloud State University since 2007. He shares his thoughts on how learning is a part of their culture and his expectations for how he want the O-Line to do “homework” assignments while watching film, creating interaction, and building ownership of the players.

Coach “Hoss” Jason Houghtaling is now the head coach at FCS Wagner University. His background is in offensive line and he talks about bing one unit, how execution is a big part of culture, the hands, eyes, feet cycle, base fundamentals, communication, understanding why and how you do things.

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