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The play that set up the Knighton touchdown wasn’t an option play. It was quarterback power. It’s straight running play where they pull the backside guard and the quarterback follows him like a lead blocker. On the touchdown, they pulled the guard (something you rarely see on pass plays), King...

They have run the “triple option” play but only like two times this year. I’m not sure what the real terminology is for it but you hit the right notes. They essentially run the zone read but leak the H back into the flats as the “pitch” man. The pitch is a forward pass though. They did it once...

RPO means “run/pass option”. If King keeps on an RPO, he throws the ball. The zone read is where he decides to hand off or keep the ball himself and run. A lot of those plays are designed handoffs with no option. The idea is to make your zone read plays look exactly the same as your regular...