This week on Inside the Headset we speak with Chris Marve, defensive run game coordinator and linebacker coach for Mississippi State University. We discuss building credibility as a coach, his philosophy on recruiting and coaching linebackers, and how he works to develop his players on and off the field.

Chris Marve's coaching career began at Vanderbilt University as a defensive quality control coach (2014). Prior to the 2015 season, he became a defensive graduate assistant, and he was eventually promoted to a full-time staff member coaching the inside linebackers (2016-18). Coach Marve joined Mississippi State's staff in the 2019 offseason. He was selected as a participant in the AFCA's 2018 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute, and he and his wife started a non-profit foundation, Marvelous Deeds - Psalm 86:10.

• [0:27] Start of interview
• [0:40] How teaching led to becoming a football coach
• [4:49] Building credibility as a coach
• [11:03] Coaching at his alma mater
• [15:06] Characteristics to look for in recruits
• [19:27] Linebacker philosophy
• [21:22] Developing athletes off the field
• [23:56] Marvelous Deeds - Psalm 86:10

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