On today’s podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by current Maryland Senior Analyst Ron Zook. Coach has been in football for over 40 years including stints in the NFL with the Steelers (96-98), Chiefs (99), Saints (00-01) and Packers (14-18). Zook was also the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2007 for his work as Head Coach at Illinois. Zook joins Grabowski today to talk about how his experiences across football have helped him in today’s game.

Show Notes:

1:26 Coach’s journey

6:07 Coach’s mentors and who he took his biggest lessons from

15:52 How big special teams was to Coach’s career

19:14 Coach’s approach to offense as a ST/Defensive Coordinator background

22:06 What he looked for philosophically in an offensive coordinator

25:02 The importance of analytics

27:38 Winning Edge

28:40 What Coach will talk about at Illinois clinic

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