Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Outside Backers - Georgia
Inside the Headset with the AFCA
English - October 12, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 67.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsSports football leadership coaching collegefootball highschoolfootball motivation nfl playcalling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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
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