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BOBCATS OFFENSE SHINES IN SPRING GAME

Posted on July 13, 2017 at 04:44 PM.

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The annual Maroon and Gold game is in the books, and if it is any indication of things to come, I think we'll see great things from the offense. Last season, it looked like neither the offense nor the defense could make plays needed to compete at a high level. But tonight, we saw an offense that can really move the ball.

Both Jordan Moore and Tyler Arndt looked very capable in this system. There were your typical drops that you saw last season, but each receiver had a good grasp of where to be at the right time. So things can only improve from here.

There were a lot of "trio" sets displayed, meaning three receivers to one side of the field with the middle receiver on the line. The defense couldn't find an answer for it, and when they stacked heavily to the Trips side, the read option would gouge them on the ground. There was also a lot of Spread football being played. We saw some air raid, and it seemed to open lanes up for running backs Terrance Franks and Tim Gay to go off. Finally, we saw some I-formation and a very competent zone running scheme. They even seemed to be able to audible out to the pass with great success when the defense stacked the box.

Although this may seem like an indication to start worrying about the defense, there were some interceptions that gave us hope. Safeties Justin Iwuji and Brandon Jones each had an interception, and cornerback Xavier Daniels had two. Let's just hope that this is due to a good defensive performance and not because of quarterbacks still learning the system.