Oct 12, 2023
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.
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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