Usa Football Coach And Coordinator Podcast

On today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator, host Keith Grabowski welcomes Gary McGraw to the podcast. Mcgraw wears multiple hats at Sam Houston State including, Cornersback’s Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Defensive Pass Game Coordinator and Defensive Recruiting Coordinator. Coach joins the podcast to talk about how he handles different defensive back techniques as well as how he maneuvers all his different coaching roles. Show Notes: 2:04 When McGraw decided he wanted to become a football coach 3:14 Obstacles he faced along his coaches journey 4:56 What McGraw did to hone his skills and how it helped him move up the coaching ranks 6:54 How Coach gets his position group and unit to buy in 9:06 How McGraw teaches press technique 11:57 Adjusting if the WR steps back and reading him 14:01 Technique for defending the back corner fade 16:44 How Coach Handles all his different job titles 20:44 What he looks at as the defensive pass game coordinator 25:35 What kinds of RPO’s coach has seen and how he defends