On this week’s episode of Inside the Headset presented by CoachComm, Tyler Osborne, the Wide Receivers coach at Stanford, shares his lifelong passion for football, the value that connections have on getting future jobs, and quickly adapting to and learning about Stanford Football. A 2023 AFCA 35 Under 35 participant, Coach Osborne and the Stanford Cardinal are coming off completing the largest comeback win in school history this weekend.  

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@Coach__Osborne & @StanfordFball 

Show Notes: 

1:00 Introduction 

1:25 When did you know that you wanted to be a football coach? 

4:31 Experience as an undergrad coach at Oregon  

7:26 Learning curves as a young coach 

9:35 Gaining responsibilities as you gained experience as an undergrad 

11:14 Transitioning from an undergrad coach to Offensive Analyst position 

13:06 Juggling the traditional college experience with being a football coach 

15:04 Transition to GA opportunity at Washington 

18:57 Takeaways from time at Washington 

22:42 Transition to full-time position coach job at Sacramento State 

28:38 First-Year experience at Sacramento State 

31:27 Learning how to recruit players  

34:10 Experience in time following 2022 season and transitioning to Stanford 

36:09 Learning about and adapting to Stanford Football 

41:18 Conclusion