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Category Archives: Concepts
24 Hours of College Football
It’s never to early to start looking forward to opening day. The college football off season is a grueling 233 day slog. This season we’ve only gotten through 57 days so far, but instead of dwelling on that, let’s fantasize … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Opinion
Tagged Alabama, Auburn, California, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Kansas State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Scheduling, Southern Cal, Stanford, Texas, West Virginia
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Gridiron Glossary: Silent Count
A silent count is a signal to snap the football that is used without words. In very loud environments it can be hard for the offense to hear the quarterback call out the snap count. This can lead to players … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Glossary
Tagged silent count, Snap Count
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On Snap Counts
Do you say hut or hike? When you were a kid and snapped the ball in the backyard were you one who said “down, set, hut” or did you say “down, set, hike”? I was a hut kid. I don’t … Continue reading
Key Plays: Clemson v. Florida State
On Saturday night Clemson beat Florida State 23-13 to win the ACC Atlantic Division and remain number one in the Playoff rankings. Here is how the Tigers did it on some key plays. Capitalizing on Momentum Toward the end of … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Strong Safety
Strong Safety is the name given to one of the safeties (free safety is the other) to differentiate the two positions and divide responsibilities dependent on scheme. Most defenses have two safeties, the strong safety and the free safety. Depending … Continue reading
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Tagged free safety, Safety, strong safety
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How (not) To Run the Option
Turn on the TV on Saturday, and you’ll see the option being run. If you’re watching Georgia Tech or Navy you’ll get a heaping dose of the traditional triple option. If you’re watching other games you’ll see the read option … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Schemes
Tagged Speed Option, Triple Option
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Key Plays: Georgia Tech v Florida State
Everyone saw the Block Six in the Florida State – Georgia Tech game, but the Seminoles would never have attempted the field goal if the Yellow Jackets hadn’t tied the game on the previous possession. On that possession it appeared … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, News, Schemes
Tagged Florida State, Georgia Tech, Key Plays, wheel route
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Gridiron Glossary: Pocket
The area in the backfield from which the quarterback throws the ball after dropping back. The space for accepting a handoff created by a ball carrier’s hands. Putting it in his pocket, a phrase describing a quaterback taking a sack … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: The Mesh
The mesh is where the quarterback puts the ball into another players hands or against his stomach as part of a handoff or a fake handoff. The quarterback’s job is to put the ball on the running back’s stomach. The … Continue reading
Third Down Draw 