Balancing Act

On behalf of the University of Arkansas, Coach Houston Nutt and offensive staff, it's a pleasure to be asked to write an article for American Football Monthly. 1998 was a great year for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Our offensive unit was explosive with big play potential on every snap. Our players executed well, averaging almost 400 yards per game with a scoring total of 32.6 points per contest. Of course, a solid offense was accompanied by a swarming defense and great kicking game. We have a balanced offensive attack at the University of Arkansas. At specific moments we ran the football with authority and threw for large chunks of significant yardage or both. It is important with the "I" formation that an offensive unit can utilize a threat of run or pass at any given time. Great defenses will try to exploit one part of your game. If this occurs the other segment of your offensive strategy