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DailyCal: Tale of the tape: TCU’s Max Duggan drives dagger into heart of Cal’s defense

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The Daily Californian: Tale of the tape: TCU’s Max Duggan drives dagger into heart of Cal’s defense
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BY KABIR RAO | SENIOR STAFF

And as the quarterback position has evolved, so too have offensive playbooks. Perhaps one of the best examples of a scheme designed specifically for mobile quarterbacks is the read option: the play that TCU quarterback Max Duggan executed to perfection late in the fourth quarter of the Horned Frogs’ win over Cal on Saturday.

Let’s break down how a read option works. First, the quarterback must read the defense. The opposing team’s outside linebacker is intentionally left unblocked so that he has a free pass at either the quarterback or the running back. Then, seeing where the linebacker is headed, the quarterback must choose between two options: hand the ball off to the running back or fake the handoff and keep it himself to run, as all of his other targets are already assigned to block downfield.

Duggan, who has been lauded for his abilities as both a passer and a runner, was well aware that he had the Bears’ defense on its toes. After all, Duggan had already thrown for three touchdowns to that point, and with TCU knocking on the door again from Cal’s 9-yard line, the Bears’ defensive backs were playing far off of the line of scrimmage to prevent another passing touchdown.

Read the story at https://www.dailycal.org/2021/09/17...gan-drives-dagger-into-heart-of-cals-defense/
 

CountryFrog

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Student newspapers. Shouldn't Cal's record be 0-2 instead of 2-0. Just an observation.
In California they view losses as being equal to wins. As long as you complete the game and try hard then it goes in the win column and everyone gets orange slices.

The emphasis on winning games in our culture is yet another example of the toxic masculinity that is tearing down our society and the University of California wants to be a part of the solution, not the problem.
 
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BrewingFrog

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In California they view losses as being equal to wins. As long as you complete the game and try hard then it goes in the win column and everyone gets orange slices.

The emphasis on winning games in our culture is yet another example of the toxic masculinity that is tearing down our society and the University of California wants to be a part of the solution, not the problem.
Signed, Titania McGrath -Director of Non-Binary Athletic Cooperation and Consensus Building
 

Brog

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You know, of course, that there are petitions circulating demanding that USC drop the word "Southern" from their name. Just to say the word "Southern" brings up images of Robert E. Lee and Confederacy and racism and lynching and watermelons. Don't know how far the petition is getting, but hey...
 
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