Schutt Sports College Coaches of the Year

DIVISION I-AA Jerry Moore Appalachian State 2006 I-AA National Champions (14-1) Offense: Spread option Defense: An aggressive 4-3 that can play an aggressive zone or man behind it Not long after the Mountaineers finished celebrating their 2005 national title, it was time to put it behind them and focus on the next task – repeating. “We had to tune out everything from the past season and focus on the goal at hand,” said Moore, who credited his older players for maintaining the team’s focus. But it was going to take more than just a little focus to repeat. It was going to take an improved kicking game and perseverance. Moore was convinced his kicker wasn’t going to improve by simply hitting field goal after field goal during practice. Instead, he used more of a golf philosophy. “You know how you go out to the driving range and start with your wedge and work your way up to your