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The 2025 C.O.O.L. Clinic: Build a Better Run Game — Learn from the Nation’s Best

Whether you're coaching under the Friday night lights or developing the next generation of linemen, your success starts up front.

The2025 C.O.O.L. Clinic (May 15–17) delivers a powerful lineup of college coaches who have built physical, efficient, and explosive run games—and they’re sharing the exact drills, techniques, and schemes they use to get it done.

This year’s run game presentations include:

• Dan Larson (North Dakota State – FCS National Champs): Man Blocking Fundamentals & Techniques
• George Barnett (Iowa): Inside & Outside Zone — Fundamentals, Drills & Film Cut-Ups
• Matt Drinkall (Army/Central Michigan): Building a Violent Interior Run Attack
• Bill Best (Colorado State): Mid Zone Technique — Playing Long & Square
• Dale Williams (Syracuse): Drills and Scheme for Running Counter
• Rick Trickett (Jacksonville State): Off-Season Drills + Spread Counter & Inside Zone
• Allen Rudolph (Ohio/UNC Charlotte): Using Eyes to Handle Movement & Create Explosives

If you're a high school coach looking for clear, teachable progressions, real-world drill work, and college-level techniques you can install right away, this is your clinic.

12 Days Until the C.O.O.L. Clinic

We continue our countdown with one of the six OG’s who gathered for the first C.O.O.L. Clinic, Paul Alexander.

Paul Alexander’s Winning Formula: A Proven Blueprint for Offensive Success

Paul Alexander’s name is etched in the trenches of offensive line coaching. With over three decades in the NFL and major college football, he’s worked with some of the game’s best, shaped elite units, and helped rewrite protection standards. 

At the C.O.O.L. Clinic, Alexander delivered a clear, battle-tested blueprint for winning football. His formula wasn’t theoretical—it was built on hard data, decades of experience, and measurable results. He used the team he led in his first head coaching stint in Europe as an example.

Step One: Win the Turnover Battle

Alexander began his tenure with one question: What wins football games? The answer he expected—and the one that still surprises players—is turnover ratio.

“I thought everybody knew that,” he said. “They didn’t. So we coached it every day.”

He brought in former NFL head coach Cam Cameron to drill ball security and takeaway techniques.

Every defensive period ended with a singular demand: Get the ball.And it worked. That season, his team led the league in fewest turnovers. The quarterback threw 62 breakdown passes—and only six interceptions.

Step Two: Maximize Yards Per Pass Attempt

The second factor in Alexander’s formula? Average yards per pass attempt.

“For 30 years, I studied it. Every year, other than turnover ratio, it was the top stat that correlated with wins.”

While Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow led the NFL with 9.0 yards per attempt, Alexander’s offense hit an astonishing 12.0. His solution: eliminate empty completions.

“No hitches, no bubbles unless the look demanded it. Only plays designed to get 10+ yards.”

Protection was non-negotiable. His offensive line drilled pass pro every day. Quarterbacks were taught timing, protection schemes, and blitz adjustments—many for the first time in their careers.

Step Three: Invest in What Wins

Operating in Europe with limited resources, Alexander applied a lesson every coach can learn from:

“We didn’t spend on offensive linemen or backs. We spent on the quarterback, receivers, and pass rushers—because that’s what affects the game.”

This insight echoed Pro Football Focus's findings and matched his career experience. They built the team to throw, protect, and attack the quarterback—and it paid off.

Step Four: Play to Score

Alexander was obsessed with scoring first.

“Sixty-five percent of winning teams score first. So that’s what we did.”

He called aggressive openers, received the ball at kickoff, and built gameplans to strike first. One game, his team scored every single possession. They averaged 40 points per game and 446 yards of offense.

On fourth down? He embraced risk when the numbers made sense.

“We converted third and fourth downs at 60%. It changed the game.”

The Takeaways

Alexander’s formula is built on simplicity and precision:

• Win turnovers
• Stretch the field with meaningful pass plays
• Protect at a high level
• Score first, and score often

Everything he taught—from play design to practice structure—supported those goals. It’s a winning formula backed by both data and decades of success.

Watch Coach Alexander talk about “The Winning Formula” in this video:

Get it from the Chalkboard to the Grass!

Bob Wylie & The C.O.O.L. Clinic Team

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Drills, Details, and Adjustments You Can Use Right Away

The coaches presenting at this year’s C.O.O.L. Clinic aren’t just theorists—they’re technicians. You’ll walk away with:

• Run game drills you can plug into your next offseason session
• Fundamentals that translate across levels and talent pools
• Adaptable concepts to fit your scheme, personnel, and practice time
• Proven strategies for developing a physical, consistent offensive line

🎟️ Register now for the C.O.O.L. Clinic – May 15–17

 Your ticket includes 30-day replay access so you can rewatch and refine.

Learn from the best. Build the run game your team needs.