Sack the QB & shut down the run. NCAA Leaders: Scott Power, Central Washington defensive coord.

Summary: Today’s guest on this “NCAA Leaders” edition of the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast is Scott Power, Defensive Coordinator at Central Washington University. In 2017 Central Washington was #1 in sacks with 61 on the season, and #1 in rushing defense only allowing 44.4 rushing yards per game. On today’s podcast Scott Power and host Keith Grabowski talk about preparing a defensive game plan. Show Notes 1:41 Coach Power talks about his start in coaching 5:00 Culture of the defensive unit 6:30 Off-field preparations for the defensive unit 9:00 Using a drone in practice 10:45 Creating sacks 12:35 How many concepts are brought to a game 15:35 Base defense formation 19:10 1 high defense 23:26 Challenges to facing RPO 25:35 Working on defending the RPO in practice 29:10 Hardest offense to defend 31:50 The winning edge Subscribe to the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast on iTunes. Contact Coach Power: twitter @Coach_Power