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What about Jack? Can Texas and Iowa State re-integrate a pass-rusher into the inverted Tampa-2?

May 6, 2019 by ianaboyd

Texas and Iowa State each share a real problem heading into the 2019 season. Texas’ DC Todd Orlando piggy backed off Iowa State DC Jon Heacock’s inverted Tampa 2 defense back in 2017 and both had tremendous success with it. The Cyclones made it their new base for 2018 and added more to the scheme … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Air Raid, bash bro, dime package, Inverted Tampa-2, Iowa State Cyclones, Texas Longhorns

Experience in the secondary

April 5, 2018 by ianaboyd

Over at Inside Texas I was describing the great riches of experience and talent in the Longhorn secondary returning next season ($) and included some research I did on B12 secondaries over the last five years. What I found was that the defenses that have ranked in the top 40 per S&P+ in the Big … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: Big 12 football, Boo Radley, dime package, Gary Patterson, nickel package

Cautious Mike and the multiple personality OU defense

October 30, 2017 by ianaboyd

While I’ve been busy elsewhere this season, I’ve still kept up regularly with the Big 12. Much of the criticism of the conference or explanations for why it’s on shaky ground for the future are all valid and true but that doesn’t mean it can’t be the most entertaining league from year to year. One … [Read more…]

Posted in: Big 12 football Tagged: 4-2-5 defense, Baker Mayfield, Big 12 football, Caleb Kelly, Cautious Mike, dime package, Iowa State Cyclones, nickel package, Obo Okoronkwo, Oklahoma Sooners, Ruffin McNeil, Senor Lampkin, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

How the nickel package became base D in college football

August 21, 2017 by ianaboyd

I wrote a big piece on that is now up at SB Nation as part of our preseason preview. Going into that piece I figured I more or less knew the subject matter like the back of my hand since the emergence of the nickel defense is something that has defined the game since I … [Read more…]

Posted in: General college football Tagged: Baylor Bears, dime package, Florida Gators, Gary Patterson, Matt Rhule, nickel package, Ohio State Buckeyes, Phil Snow, Texas Longhorns, Todd Orlando

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