Inside the Headset | Jay Norvell, Head Coach - Colorado State

This week on Inside the Headset - Presented by CoachComm, we sit down with Jay Norvell, the head coach at Colorado State University. In this conversation, Coach Norvell takes us through the journey he took to get to where he is today, his experiences in both high level college football and the NFL, and the people that helped him grow throughout his career. Coach Norvell, who just completed his second season leading the Rams, was recently selected to the AFCA Board of Trustees, representing the Mountain West Conference.
Show Notes:
1:01 Introduction
1:19 When did you know that you wanted to be a football coach?
3:23 Transitioning from a player to a coach
5:17 Impact of being around well-known, popular coaches
8:01 Transitioning from defense to offense
10:49 Ending NFL career and beginning a coaching career
12:27 Opportunities to coach at Northern Iowa and Wisconsin
14:58 Growth experienced while at Wisconsin
16:34 Transition to Iowa State
18:32 Largest areas of growth up to this point in your career
20:54 Eagerness to learn?
23:56 Experience in the NFL
29:42 Takeaways from being an NFL coach
32:50 Developing your own offense in preparation for a coordinator job
36:51 Learning curves that come with being a first-time coordinator
39:55 How are you continuing to develop yourself professionally as you grow in your career?
42:58 Experience at Oklahoma, stepping away from being a coordinator
46:57 Process behind becoming a Head Coach for the first time
48:57 Importance of building relationships
51:44 Building a Staff and Investing in Minority Coaching Programs
55:54 Being named to the AFCA Board of Trustees
57:40 Conclusion

[@gregsmith230]

CSU Ram alum here, good on you Coach, you’ve never forgot where you came from and you’re going to pass that helping hand along. That is what makes great men in the future. Appreciate what you’re doing at CSU. Go Rams!

[@RR-ow8ud]

COACH JAY NORVELL IS GOING VIRAL IN COLORADO FOR PUNKING COACH PRIME FROM HIS PLAYERS DAWSON FORMER CU PLAYERS WHO ARE CHOSING TO TRANSFER OVER TO CSU RAMS ARE GOING VIRAL IN COLORADO OMG BEAST MODE ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@kp6042]

Jealous Jay