Deep Dive on Defense-Creating Turnovers, Jason Makrinos, University of Findlay by Keith Grabowski

On this episode of the Coach and Coordinator podcast, your host Keith Grabowski begins the first part of the Deep Dive on Defense series and welcomes University of Findlay’s defensive coordinator Jason Makrinos onto the show. Throughout the episode Makrinos breaks down various defensive schemes, coaching reinforcement tactics, and he also illustrates the art of creating takeaways on defense.

0:20 Intro
1:10 Jason Makrinos background
4:00 Makrinos’ defensive scheme
6:53 Installing various looks on defense
10:03 Matchup based game plans
11:56 Creating Takeaways
16:30 Signage
17:51 Ball on the Wall
24:10 Ball Period during practice
28:54 Matching the Hand
30:30 Fumble Recovery
33:36 Quarter-Quarter-Half Coverage
38:54 Attacking Quarter-Quarter-Half
42:50 Pin and Pull
44:36 Defending Empty RPO
47:53 Dictating the Offense
51:32 Eighth Man in run fits
53:15 Closing