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Tom Herman just shocked Florida State with a trick play from his Ohio State days
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Texas Tom knows the score.
Houston's Tom Herman is no stranger to trick plays.
Though they weren't exactly a week-to-week staple, while the offensive coordinator at Ohio State, Tom Herman routinely saved a few tricks in the bag for when they needed them most.
Perhaps most famously, against Alabama, Herman laid it all out there by calling a wide receiver end around that included an option to pass. Then Buckeyes wide receiver Evan Spencer elected to do the latter, threw a great ball to fellow wide out Michael Thomas, and the rest was history.
In easily the biggest game of his young head coaching career, Herman went to a similar well.
Though not exactly the same play, Herman called another wide receiver pass -- and the result was all the same.
Compare and contrast it to Spencer's throw-and-catch with Thomas a season prior:
OSU fans undoubtedly miss Tom Herman's playcalling. I imagine they miss his creativity, too.
Continue reading...
Luke Zimmermann via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Texas Tom knows the score.
Houston's Tom Herman is no stranger to trick plays.
Though they weren't exactly a week-to-week staple, while the offensive coordinator at Ohio State, Tom Herman routinely saved a few tricks in the bag for when they needed them most.
Perhaps most famously, against Alabama, Herman laid it all out there by calling a wide receiver end around that included an option to pass. Then Buckeyes wide receiver Evan Spencer elected to do the latter, threw a great ball to fellow wide out Michael Thomas, and the rest was history.
In easily the biggest game of his young head coaching career, Herman went to a similar well.
Though not exactly the same play, Herman called another wide receiver pass -- and the result was all the same.
Compare and contrast it to Spencer's throw-and-catch with Thomas a season prior:
OSU fans undoubtedly miss Tom Herman's playcalling. I imagine they miss his creativity, too.
Continue reading...