Summary: Kevin Turco is today’s guest on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast during Military Appreciation Week. Turco, a former Marine, is the head coach at Lindenwood University—Belleville (Ill.). He details his journey as a football coach, including his spur-of-the-moment drive across the country to South Carolina to attempt to get a meeting with Lou Holtz. He also discusses “unit leaders” in his program, the inverted pyramid of leadership and why he refuses to open the football office on Sunday. Show notes :39 Football player-->Military-->Football coach 2:19 Driving overnight across the country to show up at Lou Holtz's office 6:29 The time Turco did a full game breakdown for Holtz...but on the wrong side of the ball 8:50 How military experience matters in coaching 11:30 Establishing a new culture 15:50 Why Turco doesn't run players 17:08 Coach--> coordinators --> unit leaders 19:43 The inverted pyramid of leadership (and Turco's chain of command) 22:32 Choosing unit leaders 24:54 Why--and how--Turco refuses to open the office on Sunday 28:05 The winning edge
