On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, Nick Davis, defensive coordinator at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. joins the show. Entering his fifth year as defensive coordinator of the Fightin’ Engineers, Davis has led one of the nation's top defenses over the last four years. His spread defense has led the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in total defense (2015) and scoring defense (2016). Coach joined the podcast today to talk about his spread defense.

Show notes:

1:06 Why Davis became a coach and his journey

7:50 What coach learned on his journey and how it’s helped him as a DC and coach in general

10:55 How have the off-field duties at a Division III school benefitted coach

13:40 Pillars of coach’s defense

18:53 Coaches that Davis worked under

20:18 Defensive coaching trends

24:44 How coach develops his QB pressure plans each week

30:20 How bringing successful pressure can go hand in hand with stopping the run

33:27 How coach defends the RPO

37:21 Advantages to using tite fronts

40:27 What advice Davis would give for helping coaches boost their pass rush

45:09 Winning edge

Connect with Coach:

Twitter: @Spread_Defense

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