college football coaching

Free 3-Day Memberships For High School & College Coaches

Free 3-Day Memberships For High School & College Coaches

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 9, 2021

Starting today all college and high school football coaches will be eligible for a free 3 day free membership on FirstDown PlayBook. ...

Buckeye Receiver Fundamentals Show Up On Tape

Buckeye Receiver Fundamentals Show Up On Tape

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 7, 2021

Ryan Day will be a happy coach today when he sees this. Ohio State's receiver fundamentals showed up in a big way yesterday against Nebraska....

Coach, Your Presentation Matters

Coach, Your Presentation Matters

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 5, 2021

I see coaches every day who think that they are so good that their presentation does not matter. That's a big mistake in the year 2021....

Blocked Punt? The Culprit Might Be Your Punter.

Blocked Punt? The Culprit Might Be Your Punter.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 4, 2021

Whenever you see a punt blocked the announcers race to find a flaw with protection but rarely point out the main culprit...the punter....

Spartans’ Trap Option Game Winner

Spartans’ Trap Option Game Winner

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 31, 2021

This Michigan State trap option sealed the game vs Michigan. If you ask FirstDown PlayBook, there was a lot of good coaching involved....

Oregon’s Unbalanced Run Game Touchdown

Oregon’s Unbalanced Run Game Touchdown

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 24, 2021

Let's take a look at one example of Oregon's unbalanced run game. This resulted in a 43 yard game difference touchdown vs UCLA yesterday...

UT Chattanooga Zone Read Touchdown

UT Chattanooga Zone Read Touchdown

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 20, 2021

There was more to this 49 yard UT Chattanooga zone read touchdown than meets the eye. There was some good coaching involved....

Iowa Linebackers Vs Sprint Pass Is Clinic Tape

Iowa Linebackers Vs Sprint Pass Is Clinic Tape

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 10, 2021

The backside linebacker is responsible to shoot the gap and pull up the quarterback on sprint pass if they can. That is exactly what #44 did. ...

Offensive Coordinators Suffering Self Inflicted Wounds

Offensive Coordinators Suffering Self Inflicted Wounds

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 8, 2021

News flash. Defense is not dead. One reason is that defensive coordinators are allowing offensive coordinators to self inflict wounds....

Bearcat Red Zone Defense Creates Irish Pick

Bearcat Red Zone Defense Creates Irish Pick

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 3, 2021

When we first saw this Cincinnati Bearcat red zone defense yesterday, we were pretty sure it was a green dog pressure. Maybe not......

Arkansas Play Action Vs Quarters For 6!

Arkansas Play Action Vs Quarters For 6!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 26, 2021

Let's take a look at this Arkansas play action pass for an 85 yard touchdown vs what looks to be quarters coverage by A&M....

Check Your Shield Punt Pro Splits

Check Your Shield Punt Pro Splits

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 12, 2021

We want to take a moment to look at a special teams play early in the game. The Vols blocked the very first Pitt shield punt of the game....