Boston College Head Coach Jeff Hafley joins Adam Breneman on today's new episode of Next Up. Jeff Hafley gets personal about his entire coaching journey -- from starting out as a graduate assistant, coaching in the NFL alongside the likes of Kyle Shanahan and Mike McDaniel, and finally becoming the head coach for Boston College Football. Coach Hafley also shares his thoughts on the current state of NIL in college football, transfer portal tampering, and the challenges faced as a head coach in the NIL era. Tune in for another great episode of Next Up with Adam Breneman! 

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

03:10-Catching Up

05:00-Taking the BC Job

08:44-Handling Staff & Recruiting Cycle 

15:20-Building a Roster 

17:39-Culture at BC

19:47-Coaching Journey

26:08-Toughest Job Interview 

31:26-Becoming BC’s Head Coach

35:22-Changes Needed at BC

37:17-Trends in College Football

38:50-Hafley’s Defensive Scheme

40:08-Rule Changes for CFB

41:42-Evaluating Players

44:43-Keeping Players at BC

45:56-NIL & Transfer Portal

48:53-Thomas Castellanos

50:58-BC’s Future

53:12-Best Piece of Advice 

55:51-Overcoming Adversity 

59:01-Motivation