Football 101: Mountaineers spread the wealth
By Bob Davie
Special to ESPN.com
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Rich Rodriguez was the first coach in the country to run the spread no-huddle offense successfully at the major college level. He was also the first coach to adapt the scheme, staying ahead of defensive adjustments made to try to defend against it. No wonder offensive staffs from schools such as Florida, Texas A&M, California, Ohio State, Alabama and many others visited West Virginia this spring.
Football 101 spring breakEach spring, college football coaches hit the road to visit other staffs and learn the hot schemes and drills, so we asked our coach to do the same. ESPN's Bob Davie talked X's and O's with coaches at five innovative programs this spring. Check out his five-part series this week.
Monday: Texas punt block
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Tuesday: Arizona St. play action
Wednesday: Alabama defense
Thursday: Minnesota blocking
Friday: West Virginia spread Just about every offense in the country has incorporated some element of the spread in its package. As a result, defenses are now more comfortable defending the scheme. However, Rich Rodriguez has done a great job of staying one step ahead of the defenses. Naturally, everyone wants to visit Morgantown to find out what the Mountaineers are doing.
