In this episode of The Board Drill Podcast, Kyle and Matt sit down with Austin Herink, Senior Offensive Analyst at UCF, for a film-room-level breakdown of quarterback influence on third down success. Coach Herink shares the self-scout study he conducted after UCF finished 118th nationally in third down conversion rate, comparing the Knights' approach against the best and worst offenses in college football and the NFL. From distance-to-gain data, to QB archetypes, to play design principles from Indiana, Vanderbilt, Utah, and the Chicago Bears, this episode is a clinic on how to think about third down from the inside of a Power Five program.Whether you are a high school coach looking to improve your self-scout process or a coordinator rethinking your third down package, this one is built for you.Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome and introductions2:13 Why Herink ran this study and how he built the methodology5:30 UCF self-scout: 34% conversion rate, distance to gain, and what the data revealed10:04 Drop eight, run efficiency, and what third and long actually looks like for most offenses16:48 Best offenses compared: the full table, QB archetypes, and what Indiana, Vanderbilt, Utah, and the Bears did differently21:45 Short yardage principles: identity concepts, personnel, and planning around your weaknesses26:00 Third and medium film: Vanderbilt's run-pass marriage, Belly G lead, and plays on plays33:53 Condensed splits, stacks, and bunches: forcing defensive communication to create easy throws39:00 Indiana's deep ball philosophy, Fernando Mendoza throwing into the teeth of the defense, and trusting your reps44:50 Three level floods, Bird 3 screens, and how the best teams approached third and extra long50:38 Key takeaways: situation, personnel, and why first and second down decides third down53:01 Studying the worst offenses and what bad third down football looks like in reverse1:09:11 Identity in game planning, Mike McDonald's Seahawks, and coaching technique over assignment1:13:27 Mind Time at Washington: cross-unit connection and building the tightest roster possible1:15:45 Playing football in Vienna, Austria, closing thoughts, and sign-offSubscribe at www.boarddrill.com for episode releases, coaching articles, and more content from coaches at every level.