S. 3 E. 11 - Navigating the Portal Age: Recruiting Elite Specialists with Kody Schexnayder

1:30 – Introduction 2:00 – Brett and Kody's Intro 3:00 – Kody's Connections 4:30 – Heavy Hitters Presented by The Kicker's Bible – What He Loved About Playing in the SEC & at Mississippi State 7:20 – BA on Playing at Ole Miss 9:05 – Why Kody Chose to Play at Mississippi State 10:15 – The Function of a Special Teams Coach 10:45 – Chris Boniol Kicking DVD & Kicker's Bible Plug 12:30 – What Kody Learned from Coach Boniol's Tuteledge 13:50 – Recruiting Specialists in the Portal Age 18:00 – What Coach Schexnayder Expects Out of His Specialists' When They Step on Campus 19:30 – What Made Freshman All American Dominic Zvada So Successful – The Specialist Room 23:00 – Ready for the Next Kick, Let's Roll 25:00 – How to Help a Struggling Specialists 27:10 – How Head Coaches Can Help Out Specialists 27:25 - "Passion Looks Like Aggression to the Unmotivated" 28:00 – Dealing with Repeatedly Bad Snaps & Handling COVID Snappers 32:00 – Why You Need to Train Other Snappers 34:00 – How to Get Fast Releases on Punt – Put Sword into Hip 36:20 – How to Use Your Long Snappers in Coverage & Gunner Releases 38:40 – When in Doubt, Knock Em Out 42:20 – How to Create Buy In When It Comes to Special Teams 44:00 – Where Is Punt Return Won or Lost? Every Second You Keep a Man on the LOS Is 10 Yards 46:20 – Key to Kickoff Return – Transitioning Speed to Power Feet 46:50 – Returner Get on Your Crow Hop 49:10 – Changing the Momentum of the Game with Kickoff Returns 50:20 – Rapid Fire Section Presented by The Kicker's Bible 54:00 – Specialists Mentally Preparing for a Game 55:45 – Mentally Taking Yourself in a Happy Place 57:10 – Creating Culture Groups on the Team In Season 3 Episode 11, Special Teams Analyst Kody Schexnayder joins Brett to talk about his experiences playing in the SEC and coaching at Arkansas State and Ole Miss. Kody shares his insights on what it takes to be a successful special teams coach and how he helps his players mentally prepare for games. He also talks about his connections in the industry and what he learned from Chris Boniol's coaching. Kody delves into recruiting specialists in the portal age and dealing with bad snaps and COVID snappers. He shares his techniques for creating buy-in among players and explains the importance of punt return and kickoff return in changing the momentum of a game. The episode ends with a rapid-fire section presented by The Kicker's Bible, where Kody talks about mentally preparing for a game and creating culture groups on the team.