What happens when a proven system is taught with a cutting edge technology? Hal Mumme and AJ Smith

Summary: Today’s guests on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast are Hal Mumme, a 27-year coaching veteran who’s currently the offensive coordinator at Jackson State University, and A.J. Smith, Jackson State quarterbacks coach. Mumme, who took the Jackson State job last fall, has coached at several levels of college football, including Kentucky, where in 1998 he became the first coach to take the Wildcats to a New Year’s Day bowl game since Bear Bryant did it in 1951. He might be best known for developing the “Air Raid” offense. In today’s podcast, Mumme, Smith and host Keith Grabowski talk about using virtual reality, the Air Raid offense and more. Show notes 1:10 Why Mumme went the switch from head coaching to being a coordinator 2:05 How Mumme is installing the offense 3:05 Smith talks about his relationship with Mumme 4:05 How Smith is using virtual reality technology to teach the offense 5:40 How the players have received the technology 6:30 “The Rule of Six” 9:00 How they teach and practice the offense 11:30 How the technology Smith uses has evolved 13:15 How virtual reality is more relatable to players than traditional game film 14:45 The next step in using the technology 17:40 How you apply this technology to any sport 19:15 How the Air Raid offense has evolved 22:30 How other coaches can use similar technology to run a more efficient practice 25:05 How Jackson State uses the RPO 26:15 The One Back Clinic