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Conflict is Good
How Texas paired an option route with a backside shallow-dig combo to put zone defenders in conflict. Three plays, three answers vs Vanderbilt.
 • The Board Drill and Emory Wilhite
When 2 Rushing Yards Beat a Dominant Defensive Front
SMU rushed for 2 yards in regulation, then ran it six straight times in OT to beat Miami. A breakdown of why the run game finally hit.
 • The Board Drill and Matt Dixon
The Ins and Outs of How Penn State Challenged Indiana
How Penn State attacked Indiana's Cover 3 with Dagger and Corner Out concepts from multiple formations. A clinic in beating zone coverage through…
 • The Board Drill and Matt Dixon
Nathan McPeek on Team Standards and Leadership
Coach Nathan McPeek has built Frederick Douglass High School (Lexington, KY) into one of the most consistent programs in Kentucky 6A football: a 2022…
 • The Board Drill
51:22
Navy's Creative Run Game, Part 2: The Counter Variations Behind the Nation's Top Rushing Attack
Part 2 breaks down Navy's counter game behind the nation's top rushing offense: G/T counter, Q counter off bash and toss action, the counter option, and…
 • The Board Drill and Kyle Bradburn

May 2026

Navy's Creative Run Game, Part 1: The Power Variations Behind the Nation's Top Rushing Attack
Navy ran the nation's top rushing offense, and it wasn't just triple option. Part 1 breaks down their creative gun power game: power read, Q power, slot…
 • The Board Drill and Kyle Bradburn
Coaching Modern Linebackers: Drills, Reads, and Block Destruction
Listen now | Modern linebacker play lives in the tweener space: guys who can fit the run, play in space, and rush off the edge without being a true…
 • The Board Drill
1:29:16
Pinch Front Fits: How the Cougars Make Offenses Play Where They Want
Breaking down Washington State's pinch front run fits on film. See how the Cougars take away interior gaps, force the bounce, and create clean secondary…
 • The Board Drill and Kyle Bradburn
Explosive by Design: How Notre Dame Stress Tested Defenses
Breaking down how Notre Dame OC Mike Denbrock built the nation's most explosive offense in 2025 through outside zone, slot fades, and deep post…
 • The Board Drill and Matt Dixon
A Good Passing Game Isn't Fragile
How Ole Miss built a passing game that held up against every look Georgia threw at it in the CFP rematch. Y-Cross adjacent concepts with built-in…
 • The Board Drill and Emory Wilhite
Why Programs Are Built On People, Not Schemes with Kurt Hines
Coach Kurt Hines has spent 29 years on the sideline and 32 in the classroom.
 • The Board Drill
1:01:16
Deuce Coverage and the Evolution of the Fire Zone Pressures
Breaking down Deuce coverage with five-man pressures, the two-high fire zone variation taking over modern defenses. Vision break players, coverage…
 • The Board Drill and Kyle Bradburn
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