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The Manny Matsakis Show: Episode 13

George Matsakis (North Texas)

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Manny sat down with his brother, George Matsakis (University of North Texas), at the AFCA Conference in Nashville. They discuss George’s career path and how he got into Football Operations. For coaches wondering about what goes into the administrative side of running a football program, this episode will definitely open your eyes to some of the things that goes into it.

Check out more info and links from this episode on the Podcast Post!

Navigational Highlights

[0:00] Show Intro and George Matsakis’s Background

[1:21] George and he got involved in Athletics after playing

[3:34] Working with Video at the start of his career

[7:07] Getting out of the Video world and into Football Operations

[9:01] Going from Houston to Kansas to North Texas

[13:32] George talks about being the ‘Middle Man’ between Coaches and the Administration

[17:29] Competing with schools in different conferences and Growing a Program

[19:41] George speaks on Coach Bill Snyder and what made him great

[23:03] Comparing different styles of Head Coaches

[29:06] What young coaches should do if they want to get into the operations side

[33:33] Tips and Reminders

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