Summary: On today’s podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by Tyler Roehl, Fullbacks and Tight Ends coach as well as Offensive Coordinator at North Dakota State University. Roehl has been at NDSU since the 2014 season as the Fullbacks and Tight Ends Coach and got promoted to Offensive Coordinator prior to the 2019 season. Since 2014, Roehl has helped the team win the FCS Championship in 5 of their 6 seasons, an unprecedented run that they hope to continue this spring. Coach has become an expert at utilizing the fullbacks and tight ends and joined Grabowski today to talk about some of the ways he uses them. Show Notes: 2:50 NDSU use of FB’s and TE’s 6:52 Role of the fullback and TE in current offenses 9:53 Finding the right players for these positions 12:36 Breaking down skills into drills 16:20 How to cross train the fullbacks and TE’s 19:25 Importance of players understanding the offense as a whole 23:00 Simplifying terminology 26:40 Hunting matchups
