Randy Bates - Pitt Defensive Aggressive Play
by PSFCA
Description
In this presentation given at the 2024 PSFCA Coaches Clinic, Pitt Defensive Coordinator Randy Bates shares the insight and details that allow a defensive coordinator to put together an aggressive style of defense.
Lessons
The Coach
Randy Bates defense was an aggressive force during the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference championship season. They displayed the ability to get to the quarterback and smother the run.
Pitt led the ACC and ranked 2nd nationally averaging 3.86 sacks per game. Their 151 sacks over the past three seasons (2019-21) are the highest total in the nation over that period.
In the run game Pitt limited opponents to just 89.3 rushing yards per game, making them the leader in the ACC and ranked sixth in the nation in defending the run. Pitt has finished in the nation's top 12 in rushing defense each year from 2019-21.
In the run game Pitt limited opponents to just 89.3 rushing yards per game, making them the leader in the ACC and ranked sixth in the nation in defending the run. Pitt has finished in the nation's top 12 in rushing defense each year from 2019-21.
Bates has received national recognition as the 2020 Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
Bates arrived in Pittsburgh in 2018 after spending the prior 12 seasons (2006-17) coaching linebackers at Northwestern. His accomplished pupils included back-to-back All-America linebackers. Anthony Walker Jr., now a member of the Cleveland Browns, was a consensus All-Big Ten selection who earned All-America accolades from Associated Press and Sports Illustrated.
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| Caterory: | Football/Team Defense |
| Bookings: | 37 |
