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Staff Meeting
Letter from Publisher
Words of Wisdom from former Houston Oilers' coach Bum Phillips
News and Notes
Vandy, DiNardo settle lawsuit ... North Texas assistant Brickey joins Iowa State staff... Florida Board of Regents approves football team for Florida International ... NFL post season may expand ... Struggling Alabama State to join Division I-A ... Wisconsin's Alvarez gets new deal ... NBC, UPN to televise XFL games ... AF2 kicks-off season ... TNN to broadcast AF2 title game ... Hispanic Fund Classic to feature Red Raiders, Lobos ... Gallup out, Brown in at Northeastern
NFL Europe News
Spotlight
Mike Leach: Travelin' man -
Mike Leach
has been around the United States and beyond looking for the right coaching job, but after years of moving and searching, he seems to have found a niche in Lubbock, Tex., as the new coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
by Brent Schrotenboer
Q&A with Mike Leach -
Leach talks about
coaching overseas, his coaching philosophy and how recruiting players to Texas Tech isn't as difficult as it may seem.
Survivor -
Neither rain, nor stadium changes
nor moving trucks have stopped the winding path Tennessee Titans' coach Jeff Fisher has taken to become a head coach in the NFL.
by Richard Scott
Chuck Amato is Back with the Pack -
After
eight seasons of Florida State dominating the ACC, N.C. State figured the best way to unseat the 'Noles was to take a coach from FSU's deep talent pool: former Wolfpack alum Chuck Amato.
Gene Frenette
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Clinic
Flash—Releasing Five and Throwing Hot
The
"Flash" package - Using the running back as a receiving threat is the key to keeping defenses on their toes. But utilization of this member of your backfield will be effective only if protection allows for the running back to release without regard to protection and a pattern scheme.
Rob Spence, Louisiana Tech
Cover 4—An Alternative to 8-man Fronts
Being able to effectively control the opponent's running game is the foundation by which productive defenses are formed. But having the means to add players into defending the box without compromising the coverage disguise is the essence of good defense.
by Ken Flajole, DB Coach, Seattle Seahawks
Technology & Equipment
AFM's Coordinators of the Year -
Division I-A to the junior college level, the staff at AFM has chosen the coaches who make some of the nation's best offenses and defenses tick.
Complete Coach-
Simple or duplex communication? Wired or wireless systems? While these may sound like options for cellular phones, coaches who understand these and other options in sideline-to-press box communication will make life easier for themselves at critical points in games.
by Rod Smith
By the Numbers
1998-99 average football squad numbers.
New Equipment
The latest products and services in the football marketplace.
Equipment Room
Innovations in goods and services
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