The Ducks racked up 505 total yards in Saturday’s upset win, much due to offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead’s innovative play calling. When you hear the term triple option, you may think it’s the old-school flexbone look that only survives at the FBS level thanks to the service academies’ reliance on small linemen. But that ignores the way football has trended lately and those infamous three letters “R, P, O,” which stand for Run Pass Option. It is the new-school triple option, which Oregon used to power their massive 35–28 win over Ohio State. But first, a play from earlier in the game. It’s not the same formation but it is a similar blocking action. The offensive line blocks one way, and the tight end comes back across the formation to block the edge defender. Here it’s No. 9 Zach Harrison. It’s simple enough, and split zone blocking action is something…
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