
One example of his handiwork came against a conference rival. We agreed to not disclose his identity or the details of the teams he’s worked for or faced. He agreed to share some of his secrets with The Athletic to provide insight on the practice of signal stealing in college football. Armed with his trusty binoculars, pen and a pad, he can deliver wondrous bits of info and become an offensive coordinator’s worst nightmare. This isn’t a case in which it’s a guy who used intel he brought from a previous staff to burn an old employer.

He also has a rare talent that can - and on several occasions has - changed the course of a college football game. Well, actually he’s a defensive assistant coach.
