On today’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Illinois State Head Coach Brock Spack. Coach Spack took over in 2009 for the Redbirds and has amassed a record of 83-50 since then including 2 Missouri Valley Football Conference titles. Prior to taking over as Head Coach, Spack was the defensive coordinator at Purdue from 1997-2008. Spack joins the podcast today to talk about his switch from an even front to an odd front.

Show Notes:

1:16 Qualities that drive Spacks program

2:55 When he decided he wanted to Coach

7:11 The Coach who had the most impact on Spack

11:13 Fundamentals that his defenses believe in

20:26 What caused him to switch his defense from and even front to an odd front

27:30 Advantage of going from odd to even based on the down

31:35 How coach feels in the 3-4 going against run heavy teams

34:42 Winning Edge

Illinois Clinic Link:

IHSFCA.coachesclinic.com

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