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.