Steven M. Sipple: Delving a bit deeper into Mario Verduzco's expansive coaching mind

Nebraska running backs coach Ryan Held (left) and quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco (center) join offensive line coach Greg Austin talk to host Greg Sharpe during a signing day event for football season ticket holders on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at the Rococo Theatre."To me the essence of leadership is performance," Verduzco said. "Albert Einstein was a leader — maybe a reluctant leader. But because of his performance in physics, he had a lot of credibility. People listened to him. Alexander the Great was a tremendous leader. A proactive guy. By his performance and how he did things — albeit how young he was — he was a tremendous leader."

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