Green Bay Packers DC Jeff Hafley reveals how NFL job is better than college football

The former Boston College football coach bolted for an assistant gig in the NFL because the latter gives him more time to focus on actual coaching

Jeff Hafley made headlines recently when he elected to leave the college football coaching ranks for the defensive coordinator position with the Green Bay Packers, a move that highlights something of a new trend of college coaches leaving for the NFL.

And judging by his recent comments, it sounds like the NFL gives him more time to focus on actual football than with all the new demands made of him in college.

"I probably got to watch more football the last week and a half than I've gotten to watch in, like, four months," Hafley said.

"As a head coach in college, you're pulled in so many different directions. I feel like a kid in a candy store again, just sitting there and being able to watch tape. It's probably one of the most refreshing and clear minds I've had in such a long time. I'm having a blast doing it."

Wide-ranging changes in college football have increased the duties of coaches and other staff in programs, including the NIL system that creates a new kind of recruiting effort, and the transfer portal, which essentially requires coaches and schools to re-recruit many of their top players every season.

Hafley noted that in college, "things kept getting thrown at you. But you do the best you can, and you adapt. Certainly, college football has changed."

(Packers)

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