Thursday August 27, 2015
Limestone (D-II - SC): The coaching staff at Limestone is complete. Jared Powers, who served as head coach at North Port HS (FL) last season, will coach the offensive line and serve as recruiting coordinator, Titus Graham will be the assistant defensive backs coach, Jeff Clark will be the assistant linebackers coach, Roger Crowe will serve as special teams coordinator / assistant wide receivers coach, and Dwyan Luckey will handle the running backs.
University of Rochester (D-III - NY): Per source, former Allegheny College (D-III - PA) offensive coordinator Travis Gillespie has joined the staff and will coach the linebackers.
The 11 Most Effective Open Field Tackling Drills: X&O Labs' research shows that 32 percent of open field tackles are missed. It's the highest missed tackle rate among all types of potential tackles and X&O Labs found the deficiencies fall into three main problem areas: defenders come to balance too early on the ball carrier, defenders lose leverage as force players and defenders overrun cutback angles. In this week's troubleshooting series, X&O Labs combed through the annals of their database to find the eleven most effective drills in eliminating these problem areas. It's a culmination of how various coaches are teaching their defenders to close space and make tackles in the open field in one-on-one situations. These drills range from the NFL through the high school level and can be implemented in your program this afternoon to solve the open field tackle predicament. See X&O Labs' Open Field Tackling Drills Here.
MidAmerica Nazarene (NAIA - KS): Per source, Ashford Collins is coaching the running backs at MidAmerica Nazarene.