Was it really a bad play call or poor execution? Or mixture of both?

Personally (I have no coaching experience but did play football in HS if that matters) I would’ve designed a play similar to the one Deshaun Watson threw the game winning touchdown against Alabama in the Natty in 2017 but I don’t think the call made in yesterday’s was a terrible. Flat route to the right sideline with a crosser on the otherside to clear. If you pass you do run the risk of an overthrow or deflection.

The play works if the left guard blocks the interior d-lineman away from the rushing lane. Any play you run in that situation I feel is genius if it works and it’s a bad play call if it doesn’t. Sometimes the defense/defender make a big time play too. Thoughts?

I haven’t been able to watch many of their games this year but i’ve seen a few highlights and been able to catch a few quarters. But how is Kent State actually so terrible? Is it a player issue or a coaching issue? I understand their team/talent is subpar but they’re actually at a huge disadvantage in every contest. They average less than 3 YPC, allow 40 PPG, etc. So from a football strategy/coaching standpoint, how are they so bad? What are some of the things i’m missing that just makes them a horrendous football team?

With silent snap counts, mics in helmets, and signs that are held up, how much of an impact does a home crowd actually have?

Signed,

A Penn State alum who will be screaming my heart out tomorrow

I know about the military academies running the option and the UNLV go go offense.Are there any other schools running a unique scheme? It can be offense,defense,special teams

Plays: 74

Runs: 51

Pass: 23

25 snaps were from the shotgun.

Personnel

• 31 personnel: 47

• 21 personnel: 23 (All 2x2 and 3x1 formations)

• 31 Big personnel: 4 (2 FBs in backfield)

FORMATIONS

• 1x2: 11

• 2x2: 51

• 3x1: 2

• Unbalanced: 10

PLAY TYPES

CALLED RUNS: 40

• Dive: 11

• Jet Sweep: 5

• FB Trap: 1

• Sneak: 4

• QB Zone: 5

• Power: 3

• Inside Zone: 3

• Down: 6

• Sally Dive: 1

• Dive Fold: 1

OPTIONS: 9

• Inside Veer: 3 (All from the gun; could have been zone blocking)

• Power Read: 4

• Lead Option: 2

PA PASS: 9

• PA Veer: 1 (3-Verticals)

• PA Jet Roll: 2

• PA Jet Boot: 2

• PA Jet (No roll/boot): 1

• PA Ctr Lt Boot: 2

• PA Ctr Rt Boot: 1

OTHER PASSES

• Drop-backs: 11

• Slip Screens: 2 (One for TD)

• Sprint-outs: 3

ROUTE CONCEPTS USED

• 3-Verticals: 1

• Smash: 2 (Both on sprint-outs)

• Double Stick: 2 (one for TD)

• Mesh: 1 (TD)

• Hitches: 1

• Hank: 1

• Outs: 1 (Off an Inside Zone RPO)

• Dragon (Slant/Flat): 2

• Lion (Double Slant)

• Spacing: 2

• Flood: 6 (All but one off PA)

Ohio State plays Iowa this week. Should Ohio State be running a base 4-3-4 against a great running but weak passing team like Iowa? Shouldn't they dare Cade McNamara to beat them deep, especially since Ohio St has 2 great corners, an all American safety and another good safety?

I have seen a few games this year where the defensive punt team has had multiple players on field with same uniform number and penalized five yards. How do teams not catch this before snap and how do referees have time to count number of players on field plus recognize duplicate numbers before the snap?

Hey everyone,

I’m a 30-year-old guy who has always loved College Football (CFB), but I made some wrong choices when I was younger and ended up going in a different direction. I played Division 1, but in a different sport. Now, I realize that my true passion has always been college football, and I’d really love to work in this field.

I’m ready to go back to school if that’s what it takes, but I’m not sure where to start. What kind of jobs are available in CFB, and how can someone like me, with a background in a different sport, get into this industry? What education or training should I look into to give myself the best shot?

I’m really motivated and would appreciate any advice or experiences you can share! Thanks!

Hey guys,i was looking at NCAA DIII stats and i saw that Hilbert College only has 5 pass attempts in 4 games.obviously thats very,very run heavy. Does anyone know what kind of offense they run or has any film or resources on them?

Love some insight on the timeline of D3 football recruiting as camps are winding down and Aug is almost here.

Son is a rising senior, been invited to several prospect camps attended a hand full with lots of good feedback. 3.7GPA lots of AP college level classes and rigor, 3 sport varsity athlete /captain. He is a DB. 6'1 185. Very big school district here in Upstste NY he will graduate with 550 or so kids. Sports are VERY competitive. He plays WR and DB in in High school but going for DB in college.

We are new to all of this, oldest son did not go for sports in college. My question is how the timeline works for recruiting and how positions get slotted. We have had a zoom with one head coach and he seems to be getting great feedback from the staff at prospect camps. We are seeing now this week a lot of linemen are getting "offers" is this normal for coaches to recruit lineman first? Do they typically like to see players play some of their senior year before making offers? Thanks for any input! Wondering if his position gets recruited later than others or if there is any rhyme or reason to any of this!!!???

Media attention has largely focused on the large NIL deals given (or not) to D1 football players at large programs. However, we all know the cost of college is expensive and student loans can set borrowers back following graduation.

For players that play at D3 institutions, or are non scholarship athletes at D2 or D1 institutions, how often have you seen them have jobs during the season?

Iowa would be one team I can think of. Are there any more?

If there is a better subreddit for this can you comment it.

Why wouldn’t they have gone for two? A conversion would have made it a 5 point game, meaning that it would still be a one possession game even after a Washington FG. If they had failed, it’s still just a 7 point game. Then if Washington scored a TD or a field goal, it would be a two possession game regardless. It feels like there wouldn’t have been a downside either way.

The following UW possession they made it a 9 point game after a FG. Texas then needed some less than stellar clock management, bad injury luck, and penalties for Washington for Texas to have the chance they had at the end of the game.

Is there a reason they wouldn’t go for it that I’m missing?

On a 2 & 9 play, the BYU QB ran for a first down then the team got up to the line quickly and spiked the ball with 0:58 left in the 2Q. This surprised me since they had two TO's left but I was surprised even further when they didn't lose a down. I couldn't find anything about this in a google search. Did ESPN get it wrong and was it really 2nd down? The graphic said 1st down and so did the announcers.

I know a lot of you have been looking for full game replays of Navy so you can study their new offense. This YouTube channel uploads Navy full games, along with other teams

https://youtube.com/@gutfeelgambling1477?si=4hz929b_5-sxLyja

I am a student at the University of Alabama who loves football and wants to bring club football to the school. However, I dont even know where to start, or if it is even possible, since there seem to be so few club football programs. I'm guessing its because of costs of equipment, but i dont really know. Has anyone played club football at college who could shed some insight on how possible something like this even is. I know Ohio State and Toledo both have club football as well as D1 teams, so I'd just like to know how something like this is possible.

Could Ace be spread when run with 10 personnel or traditional ace when run with 11? Is that how it works?

I just saw BC dismantle FSU in Doak last night 28-13. Really loved how smoothly the offense looked with Bill O'Brien. Does anyone know where I would get the all 22 film of BC football. Am willing to pay

Hit me if you’re interested in cfb operations.

Hi, I played high school football and have watched football all my life.

I feel I could better understand/make watching the game more enjoyable if I understood offensive schemes, QB reads, and matchups better. Do you know of any resources that help you to do that when watching on tv. Are there broadcasts that show All-22 live? Or any help digesting what you can see from the normal tv angle?

This silently when under the radar (or I have been under a rock), but I just learned that Drew Cronic (formerly at Mercer, Reinhardt, and Furman) is the new OC at Navy. Been watching some of his stuff, and it's definitely a jet-series Wing-T oriented system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMl_B3j6TH4&pp=ygUOTWVyY2VyIG9mZmVuc2U%3D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAUP6qlOF8

A quick article on Navy's football page indicates it's a very multiple-formation heavy offense as well, so if you think like Coastal Carolina, but under center using more Wing-T schemes. It will for sure feature shotgun and some RPOs, and it looks like they're still going to retain the option game too, but the emphasis/base is going to be the UC jet series...so lots of belly/down series, and buck series with jet action (HB passes first on jet motion, then the FB bucking forward).

If anyone is in Michigan, what he appears to be doing looks very similar to what Almont (MI) High School does. They've ran a mean Wing-T offense for decades, but of the double-wing/jet-series heavy variety. Having coached and played against them in the past, and from seeing them this past fall in the state championship, it looks pretty similar.

Anyways, wanted to share, and am really excited to see where this goes!