As a player, then coach and serving in various roles on the staff Mike Willis has helped the Princeton football team win its last four Ivy League titles. After being an offensive lineman on a record-setting offense that won the Ivy League championship in 2013, he yearned to get back into the game.

In 2016, he had that opportunity and returned to his alma mater as one of the youngest position coaches in Division I football, again helping the Tigers win the title.

An experienced Willis — who now holds the title of assistant head coach — helped lead Princeton to one of its most historic seasons in program history in 2018. The Tigers produced the program's first perfect season since 1964, and they reached the #8 spot in the national rankings.

Ini 2021 Princeton went 9-1 and earn an Ivy League title, its third in five seasons, with an offense ranked first in the Ivy League in scoring (33.4), second in passing offense (265.5), second in passing efficiency (147.0) and third in total offense (392.4).
 
He joins the podcast to talk about his mentors and teachers, the Princeton Offense, and his approach to installing the offense and calling a game.

Shownotes:

-Princeton experience as player and coach

-His “quarter life crisis”

-Mentors and teachers

-Creativity and the architects of the Princeton Offense

- Being critical about putting best 11 on the field

-3 Quarterback system

-“Hockey subbing” the line in a drive

-Back-up QB who was player of the year

-Buy-in through Losing the verticality of the depth chart

-Be the MVP of a role/carve out a niche

-Medium paced install plan

-Players-Formations-Plays

-Slowing things down

-Choosing formations

-Situational mastery

-4th down decision making

-CAI Game Book

-Staff meeting for anaytics/decision making

Related:

Brian Flinn -Wide Splits, Time Management, & Film Study: Brian Flinn, Wide Receivers Coach at Princeton Univ

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/wide-splits-new-concepts-and-film-study-brian-flinn-wide-receivers-coach-at-princeton-university

Let Them Score? Rob Ash, Championship Analytics

https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/let-them-score-coaching-analytics-and-in-game-strategy-rob-ash-championship-analytics-inc

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