Ohio State Football: Can Kevin Wilson fix J.T. Barrett?

The pin/pull scheme Wilson used here involves the play side tackle and play side guard blocking down while the center pulls, the back side guard blocked down and the back side tackle can pull and kick (block the defensive end to the sideline) the most dangerous man that shows (probably the defensive end). The back gives a false key because his flow goes away from the play. Below, play-action passing off of outside zone. The O-Line flows with the running back and the quarterback will look to hit that space route to the A. He’ll slant and look to find space and drag and sit down.

What’s a false key? A false key is when someone on the offense will move the opposite way of the play. For instance, in our example above, the fullback is blocking away from the play. This makes the linebackers freeze because while the center and tackle went left, the fullback went right. That split second freeze in play will allow the running back to get more yardage because the linebackers are slow to make the play.

Interesting side note: quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator Ryan Day coached for Urban Meyer at Florida in 2005, but also coached former Wilson protege Sam Bradford during his record-setting season with the Eagles. He worked under Chip Kelly in Philly and San Francisco which means he understands the finer points of zone blocking.

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These are just a sample of the various offensive concepts that Wilson brings to the table for the Buckeyes. Their offensive was already impressive prior to him joining the staff, but his ability to develop the offense around Barrett will only fuel the Buckeye barrage in 2017.