The Situation

Your offense has been struggling against a very physical defense the entire game. However, you are only down by 6 points late in the fourth quarter. Your QB is rattled and has thrown 2 INTs, but he’s been in tough situations like this before and has always come through. It’s 3rd and 4 on your opponents’ 28 yard line. The ball is on the right hash which is your sideline. You have just used your last time out with only 30 seconds remaining. On 1st down you ran a sprint option play to the left, the QB kept the ball for a 5 yard gain. On second down you threw a quick hitch to the right for a 1 yard gain. Your playbook is modeled after the spread option offense and you have an arsenal of plays to choose from. What do you tell your team to do? Denie Marie, Athletic Administration, Virginia Tech. AFM subscriber since 1997. We would like to get the ball in the hands of our best athlete