Background
Recognized and respected as a Head Football Coach at the Collegiate level, an Offensive innovator, program turnaround artist and the creator of the Triple Gun Offense, Coach DeMeo has published numerous books, courses and DVDs. A popular speaker and clinician for many years, he continues to consult with coaches at the High School and College levels, and conducts Triple Gun team camps each year.
Coach DeMeo also continues to write books. His Little Things that Win Big Games - released in a Paperback edition in August 2025 is a compilation of articles, book reviews, interviews and more. Little Things that Win Big Games and the eBook version of his classic, "The Grass Isn't Greener; It's Only Astro-turf" complement his many Option focused books that remain popular to the this day.
Perhaps the most notable of his recent book releases - at least for those interested in Option football X's and O's, is Tony DeMeo's Triple Gun Offense: An Evolution of Option Football . Released in 2024 in both Digital and Paperback versions, Tony DeMeo's Triple Gun Offense: An Evolution of Option Football is considered by Coach DeMeo to be "the best thing he's ever done". Here are just a few of the many positive comments about his "Evolution" book:
"An excellent and complete comprehensive work and history of option
football" - David Bonchi
"The GOAT" - Andy Friedlander
" Excellent
book from an excellent coach! I was fortunate enough to work for Coach
DeMeo. Fantastic person, leader and coach !" - Billy BD Kennedy
"Outstanding" - Michael Laubhan
As one might expect, Tony DeMeo's Triple Gun Offense: An Evolution of Option Football traces the parallel paths of Option football, his football coaching career and the development of his Triple Gun Offense. Giving credit for the many "influences" that shaped what is today's Triple Gun Offense, the book also included is what is, in effect, a Triple Gun Playbook - with video, as is illustrated in this video preview. Option Central collaborated with Coach DeMeo as he finalized and prepared these 3 recent self-published books for distribution on Amazon.
Coach DeMeo's 2015 release of Commonsense Rules for Everyday Leaders focused on the role of leader that we all play at different points in our lives. The book contains tips for entrepreneurs, managers, parents, government leaders, coaches, and anyone else who finds themselves in a position to lead.
In his 25 years of experience as a head college football coach, Tony DeMeo built a reputation for turning around college programs, and had an overall record of 137-108-4. Coach DeMeo completed his career at the University of Charleston with a six year tenure in which the Golden Eagles produced more victories (43) than during any other six year period in school history. Included in that stint was an 8-3 season that marked the greatest turnaround in conference history and a 9-2 season in 2009. DeMeo's 2009 team achieved a Top 20 national ranking in the AFCA poll and led the nation in a number of offensive categories, including scoring (7th seventh in the nation), pass efficiency (1st), rushing (4th), red zone offense (7th).
Tony DeMeo's career included successful head coaching stints at other schools, including Washburn University (KS) and Mercyhurst College, where he started the football program in 1981 and produced a 41-21-2 record over seven years. He also served as the Offensive Coordinator at the University of Richmond (2002-2003), Murray State University (1992), and Temple University (1988), and as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts (1991), the University of Delaware (1988), the University of Pennsylvania (1979-1980) and Pace University (1973 -1974). Coach DeMeo began his head coaching career at his alma mater, Iona College and compiled a 22-10-2 record including two conference championships that earned him two MCC Conference Coach of the Year awards in 1976 and 1977, and an induction into the Iona College Hall of Fame in 1997.
Meet Coach DeMeo
Coach DeMeo has appeared on a number of podcasts, including these two recent ones that are a great way to meet and get to know a little more about Coach DeMeo.
Contributions to Option Central
Coach DeMeo has been a major contributor to and collaborator with Option Central over the years. In addition to appearing in over 90 Play of the Day Chalk Talk videos, Coach DeMeo has written a number of articles, been a guest on our "Mesh Point" and Coaches Corner podcasts, and hosted a number of Chalk Talk podcasts in which he interviewed other coaches. Since 2021, his Play of the Day series has been published on one of our affiliate web sites.
Listen to Coach DeMeo's first appearance on The Coach's Corner Football Coaching Podcast
Listen to Coach DeMeo on The Mesh Point - Option Central's own Football Coaching Podcast
View Coach DeMeo's Play of the Day posts , sample videos, and more at the CompuSports Media Exchange
Learn more about Coach DeMeo videos, webinar recordings and CoachTube courses