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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…

Rex · May 2026

Maximizing the 3 x 1 Formation

by Doug Heslip The trips formation has multiple combinations of plays that can give a defensive coordinator coverage nightmares. The 3 x 1 formation is an offensive set t…

Rex · February 2020

A Legendary Kansas High School Coach

Bill Freeman was a legendary high school football coach. One of the most successful football coaches in Kansas history, Freeman had an overall record of 242-81-3 over a 3…

Rex · September 2014
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100 Yards of Memories

Retired coach Ed McQuary recently published a book reflecting on his 47 years as a coach. In those seasons, he won over 330 games, was Oregon Coach of the Year and won a …

Rex · September 2014
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A Tribute to a Young Coach

Frank DiCocco was a frequent contributor to both American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies. He primarily wrote about defense, and, more specifically, the 4-2-5 de…

Rex · January 2014