As one of his first acts this spring as Indiana’s new special teams coordinator, Kasey Teegardin stood in front of the entire team and let his numbers do the talking.
Teegardin went through each of IU’s contests from the 2019 season and added all of the special teams plays, engaging Indiana players in an exercise meant to illustrate the importance of the third facet of the game. Teegardin’s math produced an average of 32 special teams snaps per game last fall, a figure that — true to the adage — equaled roughly one-third of an entire game.
“I wanted everyone to understand, quarterbacks included, how important special teams is in terms of field position,” Teegardin said.