Coach DJ Eliot joins us on the fifth episode of our Defensive Series to discuss the #1 ranked defense in the FBS, the Wisconsin Badgers. Coach Eliot has 20+ years of coaching experience in the collegiate rankings.

Coach Eliot’s pedigree includes coaching stops at Kansas, Florida State, Miami, Colorado and Kentucky, as well as time with proven winners and program builders Jimbo Fisher and Mark Stoops. Additionally, Coach Eliot is among a select group of defensive thought-leaders that regularly clinic around the principles of the 3-4 defense.

Today we break down the #6 ranked Houston Cougar defense under defensive coordinator Doug Belk.

Shownotes:

-Division 3 football

-Bracket and run fits

-Adjustments to fly

-How to play halves with a hook defender

-Level, Look and Listen

-"In" Calls

-Handling motion in Man Fee and Match 3

-Determining how to adjust

-Handling Y motion with Bump in the box

-Alerts pre snap for Y motion

-Simulated Man Free pressure

-Bear on 3rd down to get protection you want

-Nick Saban vs. Vic Fangio Match 3 and how to tell which is being played

-Mixing Match 3 and Rat 1 to avoid the O picking on a weakness

-Fishtail to hold 2 shell

-Going from 2 high to 1 high off snap indicator

-Study of snap indicator - using the play clock

-Crash Quarters - running CB/Safety blitzes from boundary with a 2 speed

-Red Zone

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