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Jordan Olivar uses the T-formation with split-T variations. He is very fortunate in possessing a very deceptive quarterback in Loucks and a trio of excellent backs in Dennis McGill, Al Ward, and Steve Ackerman-all seniors, and all great runners. McGill is the fastest of the three, and with Bo Roberson of Cornell, one of the shiftiest in the league. McGill is very dangerous on end sweeps, and is almost certain to cause trouble for relatively slow Harvard defenders...
...demanding as any yet devised. Where other teams are satisfied to practice and perfect a single style of attack-the single wing, which piles blockers into a bludgeoning phalanx ahead of the ball carrier; the T formation, with its quick-opening plays and tricky hand-off s; the split-T, which spreads the defense for exasperating option plays-Michigan State uses all three and adds even more. At any moment Duffy's quarterbacks may disconcert the defense with a bastard version of the T. In this maneu ver, the ball is snapped directly to the fullback through...
Throughout the contest, Blackman, the new Green coach from Denver University, had Dartmouth using his specialty, the V-formation. Kelley described it this way: "It looks like our split-T when they line up except for the fullback, who places himself about two yards behind either guard. It gives a team single wing power to the strong side, while retaining the explosiveness of the split-T quick openers." Kelley added that Blackman used the fullback predominantly as the lead blocker or as a ball carrier on counter and reverse plays...
KIRKLAND: The Deacons, who were first in the Straus trophy standing at the end of last fall, are once again strong in all four sports. In football Coach Eli Manus is building his split-T offense around quarterback and captain Bill Gerety, who will be protected by a line averaging over 180 pounds. Particularly impressive for Kirkland during the early season practice were fullbacks Glenn Sisler and Charlie Nichols...
...time, while the second backfield was scrimmaging a freshman defense the J.V.'s offense again ran Ohio University split-T formation plays against the first varsity line with art Painter at center...