Our guest on this episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast is Vanderbilt University's running back coach Tim Horton. Last season, Coach Horton's star running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn led the Commodores in rushing with 1,028 yards and 10 touchdowns. Throughout his career, Coach Horton has spent 12 years coaching in the SEC, including stints at Arkansas and Auburn. He also has served as the running backs coach at Appalachian State, Air Force, and Kansas State as well .

Tune in and discover how Coach Horton teaches his running backs to execute ball fakes, improve their vision, garnering yards-after-contact, and getting leverage on blocks.

Show Notes:

3:03 How can young coaches reach their players

4:43 Adapting throughout your coaching career

6:18 What are college coaches looking for in recruiting

13:41 Pillars for Vanderbilt running backs

19:11 Executing ball fakes

22:02 Getting leverage for blocking

26:38 Maximizing yards-after-contact

30:19 Vision for running backs

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Vision, Ball Fakes, YAC, and Leverage - Tim Horton, Running Backs Coach, Vanderbilt University