re: High School coach who never punts is trying something new

The other part of it is high school kickers/punters don't kick it far. It's one thing in the NFL and even college where most of the time you kickoff and they start on the 20 or 25. But his point on the onside kick is that they're starting on the 30 or 40 even if you kick it deep. Might as well onside. Same goes for punting. Unless you have an all-state punter, you just don't flip the field that much in high school.

The other analyst guy they brought in for that segment explained it well, as it relates to the NFL. With the professional kickers and punters, the numbers aren't nearly in favor of going for it on 4th as they are in high school. But between the 40s, teams should be going for it way more often.