How 10 FBS Schools Defend the Triple Option and How This Doesn’t Matter Because the Triple Option Is Still Going Strong Over 50 Years Later
January 7, 2014
The Triple Option has been around since 1965 when Bill Yeoman installed the Split-Back Veer with the University of Houston.
Fifty-plus seasons later, the Under-Center Triple Option is still going strong.
Army, Navy, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern ran the Under-Center Triple Option as their Offense in 2013.
Facts are facts–the Triple Option isn’t going anywhere. Navy had its best season in 50 years; Paul Johnson makes over $3 million/year at Georgia Tech; and the Citadel, a ROTC-based military colleges in South Carolina finished the season #13 in the FCS.
Nevertheless, here are 10 FBS schools and how they claim to stop the Triple Option.
Utilize this information as a guide to prepare your players for what some of the best coaches in the world might do to stop the Triple Option Offense in 2016.
