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The OSU Defense v Purdue: A Clinic in How to Defend Spread Zone Read Teams
The OSU defense rebounded from a poor showing against Wisconsin to register a shutout against Purdue. In so doing, the Buckeyes' defense put on a text book example of how to shut down a 'spread to run' offense. OSU's continued dominance against spread teams demonstrates that the 'spread' is no...
Death of the pro-style offense
Take a gander at the NCAA rankings for points per game. The top 10: 1. Oklahoma 2. Tulsa 3. Florida 4. Texas Tech 5. Texas 6. Missouri 7. Oregon 8. Oklahoma State 9. Rice 10. Houston What stands out about this list is that none of these teams run "conventional" offensive schemes. There's one...
Scapegoat
Much has been made by many people, including myself, about the struggles of the Auburn offense and about how the Tony Franklin system is not working there, for whatever reason. However, there is now a very insightful article written by the guy who runs SmartFootball, and while that may be a...
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