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About Billy Koehler

Billy Koehler is the founder of ThirdDownDraw.com and a contributing writer at DixielandSports.com. He has been covering college football since 2006. You can follow him on twitter @billykoehler.

The Pride and The Shame: Week 2

The Pride.  Michigan State is now the holder of the undisputed best quality win in the country.  The Spartans held on at home to beat the Oregon Ducks 31-28.  Heinemann hopeful Connor Cook threw for 192 yards with a touchdown … Continue reading

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Gridiron Glossary: Rub Route

A combination of pass routes where one receiver’s route is designed to cause him to run into the defender guarding another receiver. This is also called a pick play.  There are two receivers in this combination.  One is the player … Continue reading

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The Play that Broke the Tarheels: SC’s Handoff Sweep

The Gamecocks played from behind most of Thursday night.  South Carolina took the lead for the first and only time against North Carolina on Shon Caron’s 48 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.  Carson scored on a play Steve … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Hail Mary

You don’t want to have to throw a Hail Mary pass.  In fact, calling a Hail Mary means that literally everything else in your playbook is useless at this point, and you might as well just throw the ball up … Continue reading

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Virginia Tech’s Double Eagle to Stop Ohio State Again?

The last marquee match up of opening weekend kicks off Monday night in Blacksburg when Ohio State tries to avenge last season’s loss to Virginia Tech.  After last season’s surprising upset both teams’ seasons moved in opposite directions.  The Buckeyes … Continue reading

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Gridiron Glossary: The Pistol

An offensive formation where the quarterback is directly behind the center, but neither under center nor as deep as a shotgun position with a running back directly behind him. The key to the pistol is not the position of the … Continue reading

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Gridiron Glossary: Slot

The slot is the position of a backfield receiver about halfway between the offensive line and a split end.  It can denote both the player and the position on the field. A player can be the slot or can be … Continue reading

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The Stars Align for the Tarheels

2015 should be the year North Carolina takes their big step forward. The first three seasons of the Larry Fedora project have been average to slightly above average, not exactly what Bubba Cunningham envisioned for his football program. Fedora was … Continue reading

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Gridiron Glossary: the Box

The box is the area on the defensive side of the ball close to the line of scrimmage directly across from the offensive line. The box is usually about as wide as a tight end would be and about as … Continue reading

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Gridiron Glossary: the Flat

The flat or the flats (there is one on either side of the field) is the shallow area of the field beyond the line of scrimmage. Sometimes it is defined as being outside of the hashmarks, but it is more … Continue reading

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