[NU Sports] Ohio State Adopts The "Spread"

[BSchooler at aol.com]

I didn't see the Ohio State vs. Miami game, but I've read about it. They are 
running the spread offense much of the time. Apparently, many Ohio State fans 
are upset that they revealed so much of their new offense prior to the Texas 
game. Tressel claims a major reason the spread has been adopted is to get more 
one on one coverage for both Ted Ginn and Santonio Holmes.

But I seem to recall there were rumblings about Ohio State adopting the 
spread after they lost to us last year. Can anyone remember details about this? Did 
anyone see the Ohio State spread against Miami of Ohio? If so, is it similar 
to our offense? There are so many versions of the spread in college football 
now, it could be hard to say.

In the meantime, Texas fans are crossing their fingers that Texas Offensive 
Coordinator Greg Davis doesn't go into his play calling shell against Ohio 
State like he seems to do in every big game (ie Oklahoma) every year. Vince 
Young's improvisations have bailed out Greg Davis for the most part the last two 
seasons, but that may not work against Ohio State. So Texas fans hope Greg Davis 
doesn't go conservative against Ohio State. The chatter on the Ohio State 
boards is that Texas can be stopped if they keep Vince Young from running and 
force him to pass. But that's what everyone tries to do against Texas nowadays.

Bob Schooler