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Staff Meeting
Letter from Publisher
Words of Wisdom from current Florida State coach Bobby Bowden
News and Notes
Mountain West 'in the room' on
BCS talks ... Bengals making lip service costly ... Goodwin takes over at Northwestern State... ESPN, MAC reach TV deal ... Two years to SEC shake-up ... Kelchner named coach at Christopher Newport ... Gophers grant Mason 7-year deal ... Aggies' pre-game bonfire doused by A&M president ... Titans 'stuck with' Fisher for 3 more years ... Supreme Court bans prayer at prep football games ... Tate tabbed as McNeese State's new coach ... Gov. Jeb Bush honors Bobby Bowden ... Michigan keeps Carr parked in Ann Arbor for 6 more years ... Rhein Fire win second NFLE title ... Robinson a Rebel for at least one more year
High School Notes
2000 season preview: 10 teams to watch
Spotlight
The Man of Steel: Gary Darnell-
Gary Darnell has taken his share of the good and bad as a coach, from working as a Kansas State assistant to help the team to its first bowl game in more than 80 years to winning three games in three years as Tennessee Tech's head coach. But as the coach of Western Michigan, Darnell says his up-and-down coaching path has helped make him into who he is today.
by Jeff Case
Who's Hot? -
Clemson's Rich Rodriguez and
New Mexico State's Tony Samuels - Rodriguez, master of the speed up attack in college football, and Samuels, who has revived a nearly-dead program at NMSU, are two coaches who could be changing addresses soon.
HOT COACHES 2000 -
From Alabama's
Charlie Stubbs to Mike Vaught at Navy, AFC supplies its annual list of rising coaches who could be expanding their coaching resumes.
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Clinic
Attacking in the Red Zone
Taking advantage
of scoring opportunities to inside the 20-yard-line can easily mean the difference between a touchdown or field goal and sometimes, a win or a loss. Here's a look at how Iowa State manages its offense inside the red zone.
by Steve Lomey, Iowa State OC
Man-coverage technique
To understand effective man-coverage technique, we must break it down into four areas: man-to-man, blitz coverage, press coverage and double coverage. Understanding that the purpose of man coverage is to prevent the completion is the key to effective man coverage technique.
by Dino Folino, Vanderbilt secondary coach
Sudden Impact
Taking care of the football, a common phrase uttered by both winning and losing coaches, is more than just a cliche'. Statistical analysis of interceptions in the NFL during the league's history shows that the team that picks off the most passes usually picks off a victory, too.
by TJ Troup
Unusual Options
With the coming of eight-man front defenses, popularized by Virginia Tech and the use of zone blitzes, bear blitzes and other pressure defenses, the option game has resurfaced in college football. Just about every team, regardless of their offensive philosophy, has added some form of an option attack to their playbook.
by Tony DeMeo, Washburn HC
Technology & Equipment
Complete Coach-
Scouting the opposition is a time-honored tradition of football game preparation. While time constraints on coaches should have forced creative scouting methods into play, advances in scouting technology is allowing this vital part of game preparation to be more effective and time-saving than ever.
by Rod Smith
New Equipment
The latest products and services in the football marketplace.
Equipment Room
Innovations in goods and services
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