football-xs-and-os Stories - I Am The 12th Man
3-4 Defense Explained In Video
In looking for video of Tim DeRuyter's Air Force defense in action last year, I came across some of these videos explaining the 3-4 defense. Some of these are educational, and some are for entertainment purposes only: Video Game Illustration Ric Cash, Nike Coach Of The Year Clinic...
Oklahoma State Coaching Hire May Benefit A&M (And Rest Of Big 12)
Oklahoma State hired Houston offensive coordinator Dana Holgerson last week in an attempt to ramp up their passing game, and make their offense more potent overall. While Mike Gundy has already insisted he will retain playcalling duties, Holgerson's addition to the staff raises another interesting...
Sean Porter's Role In Defense Gives An Idea Of Where We're Headed
Z's article on Sean Porter caught my eye for a reason not connected to Porter's stellar play as a backup so far this season (7 tackles, 1 TFL while backing up Garrick Williams). This quote caught my eye: "In the defense we run, it's kind of like a roll-down safety," Porter said. "So we're out...
Depth At RB A Good Problem To Have
We may have too many RBs ready to play for us right now, and that is a good problem to have. With sophomore Cyrus Gray and redshirt sophomore Bradley Stephens returning, and true freshman Christine Michael getting a look at contributing this season, we have a wealth of talent at RB. This isn't...
ESPN Has Apparently Declared This "Spread Week"
ESPN.com is dedicating this week to exploring football's spread offense, what it is, how it started, how to stop it, etc. Jeff Miller starts out with tracing the spread offense to Depression-era Texas. He references Fort Worth's Masonic Home, while I believe TCU's Dutch Meyer was more instrumental...
A Real Throwback Game Would Be Nice
It has become popular for college teams to wear "throwback" uniforms in one game a year, often to commemorate an anniversary of some type. It may be an anniversary of a certain game, a certain season, or a certain event. There even rumors that Nebraska will don "throwback" uniforms this season to...
Berry Tramel Doesn't Understand Offensive Line Play
The Oklahoman's Berry Tramel believes the current popularity of spread offenses in college football has devalued the importance of offensive linemen. Per Tramel: It’s not the linemen who have changed. It’s the game. Spread formations. Quick passes. Quarterbacks who wouldn’t...
How A Dangerous Receiver Opens Up The Passing Game
A dangerous wide receiver, a difference maker, can be the difference between an unstoppable offense, with a balanced attack of multiple weapons, and a good passing offense that can be stopped if the defense plays disciplined, assignment-based football. Jeff Fuller, who had 50 receptions for 630 yds...
You Be The Coach: What Is Your Winning Strategy?
Let's say you've been named the head coach of a football program; the classification or level is unimportant. You quickly realize that you only have a small number of good athletes on your team, the rest are of average athletic ability. As a coach, you have a choice between putting your best...
Can We Bring Back The 12th Man Kickoff Team?
I want to bring back the 12th Man Kickoff Team. I'm not talking about having a walk-on wear #12, or even a group of walk-ons who try out to be the 12th Man who get to wear the coveted #12 for one game a year each, I am talking about a whole team of walk-ons, at least 10 players on the field being...
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