I’ve been part of more position battles than I can count—both as a player and now as a coach helping athletes navigate that same pressure-filled terrain.

In football, most coaches will tell you:
“Watch ...

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If I’d come up in today’s wild west of college athletics, I probably would’ve transferred after my first season at Washington State.

I hate to admit that—but it’s true.

Back th...

When athletes retire—whether by choice or not—many experience something they never

expected: identity loss. The same thing happens to those who reach the top of the mountain. You

achieve what you al...

“Throw the f’ing ball, Mike Vrabel!”

I could hear the slurred speech clearly— from my own drunk mom and uncle, sitting front row at the fourth preseason game of the 2018 season. We were playing th...

In 2017, we had a split staff. Half were aligned with Coach Leach, and the other half seemed to be against him. One group accepted the quirks that came with working for Leach—him being late to meeting...