We're going to line up in a one-back offense most of the time. We're going to be in the shotgun a lot. I hesitate to call it a Spread offense, though. It's really a ball-control offense, and that's something the Spread is not known for in general.
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Again, we put out a lot of video, and it was another situation where we had to find a school that had a need. And also the kid has got to like the school as well, and Larry did. They run a lot of one-back offense, and he has a shot to play right away. He will be going with a teammate (Jesse Fox), and he has a chance to do good in the classroom and on the football field. He's excited and it's a great fit.
He was a late find for people. He was a heavy hitter. When we used him in the one-back set he had some big runs.
Daryl has certainly been a bull. He's a young man with great balance and he's extremely strong. He's able to lower his shoulder and run over people. It takes a couple of people to bring him down. He's been great as a blocker, as well as when we put him back in the I formation or the one-back. He's got very good hands, too.
I don't think what we did last week is an indicator of what we're going to do for the balance of the season. We will lean a little more heavily on the run than we did when I got here eight years ago. We're still a one-back, spread offense and we spend a lot of time practicing the pass.
I'm sure right now they're licking their chops thinking they're going to be able to run the ball, so the challenge is going to be on our defense to step up and stop the run and make them throw the ball. They like to run it and keep it, similar to what Forney did except out of the one-back set.
We are seeing far more one-back sets and far more need to be in nickel situations in today's college football than we are seeing two-back sets. We're just kind of basing it on what we are seeing the most and working the other direction basing with the 4-3 and working out to the nickel.