FootballScoop

Subscribe to The FootballScoop Podcast here via iTunes As coaches, finding the balance between coaching, work, and family can be a difficult challenge for even the most veteran of coaches. Some coaches never find it and end up getting out of the profession altogether. On Beyond the Whistle this week, I talked to two coaches about their […]

With National Signing Day just around the corner for a number of programs, I decided to dedicate this week’s podcast to a topic related to recruiting. This week, on Beyond the Whistle, Lakeland University (D-III – WI) head coach Colin Bruton and I chatted about how the Lakeland football program has managed to have success, despite […]

This week, on Beyond the Whistle, we continue our conversation on culture and its importance with Grapevine HS (TX) head coach Randy Jackson, also the author of Culture Defeats Strategy, which you can order here. This week, coach Jackson and I discuss how he’s created a culture build on the cornerstones of toughness and developed […]

Today, in Episode 2 of Beyond the Whistle on The FootballScoop Podcast, I had the opportunity to talk with Grapevine HS (TX) head coach Randy Jackson, who recently released a new book entitled Culture defeats Strategy (which you can order here). As coaches, we love going to clincs and talking ball, and specifically, schemes, but when […]

Here’s what we have in store on Episode 2 of The FootballScoop Podcast New Baylor head coach Matt Rhule talks with Zach this week in The Press Box about what drew him to the Baylor job, what he has in store for the Baylor program, and Rhule shares what they’ll look like on offense under his […]

Today, we released the first episode of The FootballScoop Podcast (you can subscribe via iTunes here), and in it we talked about a number of keys to building a successful football program with Shiloh Christian (AR) head coach Jeff Conaway and Ferris State (D-II – MI) quarterbacks coach / run game coordinator Dan Rohn.  who […]

This week, in Episode 1 of the FootballScoop Podcast. In The Press Box this week, Zach Barnett talks with new FIU head coach Butch Davis about his plans at FIU, his previous stops at Miami and North Carolina, and they also talk about his first coaching contract ever, and how that has helped mold him […]

In the first episode of the FootballScoop weekly podcast, we wanted to take some time to allow everyone to get to know Scott, Zach and I a little better. Last week we gave some insight into what the format of the weekly podcast moving forward will look like. Also included is a teaser for next […]

Though they haven’t come out and said it for obvious reasons, LSU is pursuing Lane Kiffin to serve as Ed Orgeron’s offensive coordinator. The Tigers believe they have a good shot of securing Kiffin’s services. This presents a fascinating scenario between the two rivals as Alabama prepares for another College Football Playoff run while LSU gears […]

This morning Scott and I broke out the podcast equipment to discuss the Charlie Strong’s involvement in a high-profile Louisville divorce. It’s a discussion with lots of implications: What is the likelihood Strong is pulled into the case in a meaningful way? How should Strong handle his involvement in the case? How Texas could use the […]