3rd Down & More. NCAA Leaders: Brian Hughes, LIU Post (NY) offensive coordinator

Summary: Today’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Brian Hughes, offensive coordinator at LIU Post. Coach Hughes has been at LIU Post for 22 years and helped the team finish top 10 in passing offense, total offense, and scoring offense this past season. LIU Post also finished #1 in NCAA D2 in 3rd down conversion percentage. On today’s episode Coach Hughes and host Keith Grabowski talk about developing yourself as a coach and preparing your team for game day. Show Notes 1:15 Coach Hughes’ background in coaching 3:10 Lesson Coach Hughes’ has learned early in his career 6:58 Translating drills to in game play 9:30 Coaching the defensive side 11:32 A mistake Coach Hughes’ has learned from 14:00 Advice to young coaches 21:55 The culture behind the offense 29:04 Preparing the team 32:50 Evolution of the offense at LIU Post 39:45 3rd down offense 49:20 The winning edge