Wednesday's Heads Up Football news:
- Maritime Athletics featured SUNY-Maritime assistant coach Vincent DiGaetano, a Heads Up Football Master Trainer who is a finalist for AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year.
- The Wall Street Journal looked at why the University of Oregon coaching staff doesn't believe in yelling at players.
"When you put your arm around a guy and say, 'This is how it could be done better,' they understand you care about them and you just want what's best for the team," said Marcus Mariota, Oregon's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback. "Those guys already understand that they did wrong."
- USA Football's Parents Blog offered three ways to keep kids active during the offseason.
- College Football Playoffs hosted a USA Football Heads Up youth clinic in the days leading up to the event.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
