He doesn’t even run a super fast offense anymore. UCF only ran 68 plays per game last year. They were one of the best rushing offenses in the nation though and they averaged 5.8 ypc despite nobody respecting the pass. Which is the problem with Gus’ offense and has been the problem since he was at Auburn. The passing game is never good. Part of the problem is he will almost always pick the better athlete at quarterback even if he can’t throw for ****. Jacurri Brown played quite a bit for him last year and was dynamic on the ground and worthless through the air. His passing concepts are outdated and one dimensional. Where an Air Raid is popular for only using a handful of plays from a bunch of different formations, Gus only uses a couple of formations and only runs a handful of plays. At best his passing offense does enough to keep the defense honest against the run but without an elite quarterback (FSU doesn’t have one) they will really struggle to throw the ball consistently.
One reason UCF was able to pad their rushing statistics is that they would often fall behind early and instead of trying to score quickly to get back into the game, they would continue to run the ball heavily and opponents would often just let them. They had chances to beat UF and Cincinnati but they played with no urgency. Almost like the were okay with keeping it close and not risking anything even if it gave them a chance to win.
