What Counter When – Aaron Willits

Coach Aaron Willits, head football coach at Knox College, shares his journey as a player and coach in option football, from flexbone fullback to coordinator roles across multiple programs. Now leading Knox, he emphasizes his commitment to sustaining and teaching the triple option system, highlighting its adaptability and tradition.

This session emphasizes the fundamentals of spacing and lane discipline in the inside veer triple option. Coach Willits explains how proper alignment of the fullback, quarterback, and slot sets up effective counters, while also detailing backside receiver responsibilities. By incorporating gift routes and quick game concepts, the talk highlights how backside reads inform play‑action passing and help players understand defensive reactions in real time.