C-Cap Recap: Infante Sorrow
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September 18, 2015On his weekly call-in show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer made it clear that the quarterback-running back read option is no longer a major part of the Buckeyes offense. When asked by a caller about backup quarterback J.T. Barrett being able to run the read option better than starter Cardale Jones, Meyer said, “the read option is not a big part of our offense anymore.”
Proving this point in advance of the inquiry, the Buckeyes didn’t run a single read option play last Saturday against Hawaii when Jones was behind center. The only read options came when quarterback-turned-wide receiver Braxton Miller took direct snaps.
Whether it’s because Jones is the quarterback or Meyer is changing the type of offense that he runs, Ohio State seems to be transforming into a pro-style spread offense, which is much different than the past few years, especially for one of Meyer’s offenses that has even seen multiple quarterbacks within the same series.
At this point, Ohio State’s explosive offense, quarterback competition (or what was the quarterback competition), and the amount of playmakers that they have on both sides of the ball is common knowledge. Meyer and company could merely be experimenting with different offensive schemes before conference season starts in a few weeks.
With a playmaker like Miller to put in the backfield at times, the Buckeyes may still use a little trickeration to keep opposing defenses on their toes. It does appear, however, that Cardale Jones’ days of running the read-option with Ezekiel Elliott are fading in to the distance of his rear view mirror.
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Sounds like a positive. The Buckeyes have so many options I just think they were screwing themselves up with all of the possibilities. They need to get the offensive line firing which means run the ball with Zeke once that happens you can launch the air attack and it’ll be lights out, fast!
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