High-flying or well-grounded? What’s better in college football
When it comes to offensive football, the approaches taken by Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson and Texas Tech coach Mike Leach are as different as up and down.
Johnson prefers the ground-oriented triple option; Leach uses a pass-oriented version of the spread. Yet despite their differences, Johnson and Leach are eerily similar in their results.
In the past five seasons, Johnson’s teams at Georgia Tech and Navy have ranked No. 1 in the country in rushing offense three times and no lower than fourth, and are a combined 44-19. In the past five seasons, Leach’s Texas Tech program has led the nation in passing offense four times and ranked no lower than third, and is a combined 45-18.
Which offense is more troublesome to defensive coordinators? That’s a question to be answered in this week’s mailbag.
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5/22/09
