Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich continues to show he’s a softy for these century-old classic concepts
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If you had third-string Penn State running back Trey Potts throwing a balloon ball touchdown on your Saturday bingo card this week, well, A) You drew the worst bingo card in the history of bingo and B) You’re one lucky SOB.
In all seriousness, there are few things more satisfying than a perfectly executed gadget play. The fact that Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich only dialed up 4 variations of them last season (throwback screen, flea flicker, end around, double pass) made this unexpected rabbit-out-of-the-hat even sweeter.
While it’s completely reasonable for fans to assume Yurcich’s thought process when deciding whether or not to dial up a halfback option (RB has the option to run or pass) late in the 3rd Quarter of a nine-point game was, “You know what? Screw it,” this was actually a calculated and set-up play choice.
Let’s dissect the most fun PSU TD of the young season, shall we?
