AFQ X's and O's

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Month: May 2026



The five most impactful and iconic offensive plays/sequences Indiana ran to secure the national title include:

1. Mendoza’s 12-Yard Fourth-Down Touchdown Run (The Signature Moment) Early in the fourth quarter, after Miami cut Indiana’s lead to 17-14, the Hoosiers faced a crucial decision on a grueling 12-play, 75-yard drive. Facing a high-stakes down in the red…



Spring/Summer 7-on-7 Football: How Coaches Can Build Quarterbacks, Receivers, DBs and Team Chemistry

Spring/Summer 7-on-7 Football: A Coach’s Guide to Making It Count Spring and summer 7-on-7 football has become one of the most useful off-season tools available to high school football coaches. It is not real football in the full sense. There…



Power Run Game & The Spread

The Power Run Game and the Spread Offense – Can They Co-Exist? by: Dale L. Sprague 3   Since the popularization of the numerous forms of the spread offense in the late 1990’s and now into the new millennium, many…