Defending the Evolving RPO Game- Ben Albert, Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL Coach, Duke

Summary: On today’s episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Ben Albert, Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach at Duke. Albert has been with the Blue Devils since the 2016 season, where he has had various different roles. Prior to his time at Duke, he spent 3 seasons as the Defensive Line Coach at Boston College and has also been a Linebackers Coach at Temple. Coach joined the podcast today to talk about how he defends the RPO game. 1:01 Coach’s journey 4:23 The “55” 8:23 How they work to be efficient 11:32 How coaching is like being a good parent 13:55 What trends Coach sees to stopping the RPO’s 17:44 What techniques his defensive linemen use vs the RPO game 19:50 Favorite alignments vs the RPO 23:16 Advice to young coaches looking to level up their careers 27:35 Winning Edge