From Monarchs to Mentors | Ian Rapanick & Tyler Burns

Two ODU journeys. One small-town football family. A mission much bigger than wins and losses.Perquimans County High School Head Coach Ian Rapanick and Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach Tyler Burns join Aaron and Mike to discuss how their paths crossed at Old Dominion and eventually brought them back together on the same coaching staff.Tyler shares how a California kid who was once too big to play youth football traveled across the country to become an offensive lineman at ODU. Ian explains how he went from working in the Monarchs’ equipment room to becoming a student assistant, learning the profession and eventually accepting his first head-coaching position at just 23 years old.The coaches also take us inside football at Perquimans County:• The unique small-town atmosphere on Friday nights• Building a seventh-through-ninth-grade developmental program• Blending the shotgun Wing-T with concepts learned at ODU• Helping overlooked players navigate college recruiting• Identifying offensive linemen in approximately 15 seconds• The lessons Ian learned after becoming a head coach too early• Why relationships, mentorship and family define their program• The rivalry game every ODU fan should make the trip to see• Where to eat before kickoff in HertfordThis conversation is about football, but it is really about the responsibility coaches have to develop young men, support their community and create relationships that last long after the final whistle.Subscribe to The Monarchists for more conversations with the players, coaches and personalities who make up Monarch Nation.Visit ODUMonarchists.com for complete ODU athletics coverage.Follow The Monarchists:X: @ODUMonarchistsFacebook: @ODUMonarchistsInstagram: @ODUMonarchistsThis episode is presented by the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation. Because of you, we create winners in the classroom, in athletic competition and in life. Become a member today.CHAPTERS00:00 ODAF and episode introduction01:00 Ian and Tyler’s football beginnings03:00 Their different paths to Old Dominion06:00 Reuniting at Perquimans County08:00 Understanding the local football conference12:00 Friday nights in Perquimans County18:00 Becoming a head coach at 2320:00 Ian’s coaching journey back to Perquimans24:00 Building the varsity and developmental programs31:00 Identifying offensive linemen and building an offense32:00 Mixing the shotgun Wing-T with ODU concepts35:00 Recruiting players from a small community41:00 Why Tyler Burns became a coach44:00 Why Ian Rapanick loves coaching49:00 Creating a family and brotherhood55:00 The must-see rivalry game56:00 Where to eat before kickoff57:00 Closing thoughts and Go Monarchs