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Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Outside Backers - Georgia
Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Outside Backers - Georgia
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this week’s episode of Inside the Headset presented by CoachComm, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, the Outside Linebackers coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, shares his beginnings as a young coach, his opportunity to start his career in the Power 5, and his experience coaching in the National Championship game. A member of the 2023 AFCA 35 Under 35 class, Coach Uzo-Diribe and the Bulldogs are fresh off a Top-25 win over Kentucky, continuing their hot start to the season. Follow Coach Uzo-Diribe and Georgia Football on social media here: @CoachDiribe96 & @GeorgiaFootball Show Notes: 0:59 Introduction 1:35 When did you decide that you wanted to be a football coach? 4:00 Process of getting started as a coach 5:51 Adjusting from being a player to a coach 10:31 Finding your voice as a GA 12:43 Importance of having experience in recruiting prior to your first job 14:54 Experience with Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship with the 49ers. 16:42 Learning curves starting out as a young coach 18:32 Opportunity to get 1st full-time job at Kansas 24:18 Personal and Life update 25:28 Including your wife in career decisions and transitions 26:28 Approaching the coaching profession with personal relationships 28:21 Challenges as a first-year position coach and turning them into learning opportunities 33:03 Transition to SMU 34:43 Process of preparing for your 1st interview 37:19 Experience with the time period after a HC leaves a program for an assistant 39:15 Transition from SMU to TCU to Georgia in one offseason 41:56 Opportunity to coach against TCU and Coach Dykes in the National Championship 43:56 Learning from coaches with a championship pedigree 46:06 Conclusion
Released:
Oct 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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