| The Single Wing Offense is the Hottest Thing In | | | | Missouri; They call it Rucker right and Rucker left, |
| Football Right Now | | | | getting the ball to Tight End Martin Rucker. Missouri did |
| Single Wing Football is growing by leaps and bounds at | | | | the same with Wide Out Jeremy Maclin. |
| the youth level, but how about all the buzz about it | | | | Nebraska- They call it the "Joker" with running back |
| now at the High School, College and even NFL level? | | | | Marlon Lucky taking snaps, He has even thrown a |
| What's this all about? Sports Illustrated even did a very | | | | Jump pass for a TD this season. |
| flattering piece on the Single Wing in their December | | | | Pitt: They call it the Wildcat with running back LeSean |
| 2008 Issue. | | | | McCoy taking snaps. |
| Why Now? | | | | California: Running back Justin Forsett taking direct |
| Much of this newfound attention can probably be | | | | snaps including 2 for touchdowns against Arizona. |
| attributed to the "TV" factor. Most coaches are | | | | Colorado- Rack-Luck is what they call it, with running |
| copycat innovators, they see something that works, | | | | back Demetrius Snyder taking direct snaps. |
| the modify it a bit to what they are doing now or the | | | | Georgia Tech- Running back Tashard Choice taking |
| personnel they have in place and viola a new "Single | | | | direct snaps. |
| Wing" series is born. Ten years ago the only Single | | | | Miami- Running back Graig Cooper taking direct snaps. |
| Wing teams you would ever see on TV were in High | | | | Texas A&M- The J-Train, with running back |
| School State Championship games on local TV. If you | | | | Javorskie Lane taking snaps. |
| were real lucky you could get a coveted VHS copy of | | | | Mississippi- Houston Nutt calls his the "Wild Rebel" |
| a youth team running the offense in some far away | | | | So having just two teams, Florida and Arkansas |
| land. Thank goodness those days are gone. Now we | | | | running the Single Wing in 2008 has spawned an entire |
| have u-tube and message boards where you can see | | | | flock of college teams utilizing the Single Wing offense |
| lots of youth and High School teams running the Single | | | | at least part of the time just one year later. |
| Wing offense. But what is more important than the | | | | Even the NFL Follows |
| proliferation of successful High School and Youth | | | | But the biggest proliferator of the Single Wing probably |
| teams running the Single Wing is the | | | | has to go to the former hapless Miami Dolphins. After |
| "Saturday-Sunday" factor. | | | | a 1-15 season last year, the Dolphins are just one |
| The "Saturday Sunday Effect" | | | | game out of the lead in their Division this season. More |
| Many coaches, parents and players don't think an | | | | importantly, the Dolphins unveiled their version of the |
| offense is "legitimate" until they see their favorite | | | | Single Wing offense to break the New England |
| College or NFL teams running the offense. It's a | | | | Patriots 15 game regular season win streak. Putting |
| "gimmick" offense until they see it on TV. Todays | | | | running back Ronnie Brown at the Single Wing |
| offensive guru/mad scientist of college football is a | | | | "Quarterback" position and putting Quarterback |
| man by the name of Urban Meyer. If you look at the | | | | Pennington in the Slot. Brown ran for 4 touchdowns |
| interviews he has given about his offense he's an | | | | off of direct snaps and even threw for a touchdown |
| unabashed Single Wing man from his early days at | | | | pass against the befuddled Patriot defense. |
| Bowling Green. At Bowling Green he had a player by | | | | This didn't turn out to be a one hit wonder, as the |
| the name of Josh Harris, a tailback Meyer moved to | | | | Dolphins have continued to use their "Wildcat" series in |
| "QB" in his Senior season. Harris lead the country in | | | | every game since unveiling it against the mighty |
| scoring for most of that season. | | | | Patriots. What did we see in coming weeks out of |
| Well now coach Meyer has significantly more talent as | | | | other NFL teams? More Single Wing series plays from |
| the Head coach of the Florida Gators and what is he | | | | the Ravens, Bears and Jets to name just a few. |
| doing? He's running the Single Wing with his Heisman | | | | The Youth Football Implications |
| Trophy winner Tim Tebow at the controls even | | | | What does this mean to you as a youth coach? The |
| resurrecting a few old time Single Wing favorites | | | | Single Wing is still a niche offense, used by less than |
| including the Jump pass. | | | | 3% of youth football teams across the country. While |
| The Single Wing got huge TV exposure last year with | | | | you still have the advantage of running something |
| the Heisman race, It came down to two players that | | | | most teams don't see very often, expect to see more |
| were both classic Single Wing Tailbacks, Tim Tebow | | | | of it since it has been "blessed" by the |
| and Darren McFadden from Arkansas. | | | | Saturday-Sunday phenomenon. |
| Who Has Joined the Mini Band Wagon? | | | | It also means maybe us back-to-the-future Single |
| Some other college teams using the Single Wing this | | | | Wingers were a bit ahead of our time. It also means |
| year: | | | | those that decide to follow will have to deal with |
| Clemson: The call it the "Stallion" with running backs | | | | fewer of those odd looks from non savvy on-lookers. |
| James Davis and CJ Spiller taking snaps. | | | | |