Charles Huff On Coaching Saquon, Saban Stories + Memphis Plans

March 2
42 mins

Episode Description

Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Memphis head coach Charles Huff. They talk about how to move up in coaching, what it was like coaching Saquon Barkley, what a Nick Saban job interview is like and taking over a strong Memphis program. 

0:00 Intro + Memphis BBQ
2:35 Huff's unique timeout philosophy 
5:33 Why he walked on at Hampton
7:40 The future of walk-ons
9:50 Wanting to be a coach at 5 years old + why he purposely held off marriage
14:48 Recruiting and coaching Saquon Barkley
19:13 Craziest thing he saw Saquon do
23:30 Lessons from James Franklin
25:30 Interviewing with Nick Saban
29:20 What it's like working for Nick Saban
30:50 What it takes to get a head coaching job
35:10 Why he took the Memphis job
37:00 Getting Memphis over the hump
39:07 Can Memphis get into a Power 4 conference?

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