Word: split-t
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Actually, it was a good day for the runners. Colgate's Al Simmons showed little effects of his two-way performance, ripping off 7.6 yards per carry. Most of Simmons' gains resulted from the split-T pitchout play which Colgate used very effectively...
...explanation that has been offered for the Raiders' offensive ineptitude is that first-string quarterback Dick Lalla has seen only limited action so far. But last week Lalla was working from Colgate's split-T formation against Rutgers, and connected for five out of 12 aerials and a total of 69 yards...
Lahar's greatest range of talent is in the backfield, which operates from the split-T. With Lalla clicking fairly effectively from the quarterback post, Colgate runners are set up with openings by a wide-spread defense. Lalla, a 165-pound sophomore, took over the role of starting quarterback late last season and displayed ability to run and punt, in addition to his pitching talent. In 1951, 43 completions out of 95 attempts netted 641 yards and a 45 percent average. As a runner, he averaged 3.7 yards per try and carried for one touchdown, while his passing collected eight...
...three contests, the Colgate attack has by no means been a driving one. It relies chiefly on Lalla's aerial effectiveness. If he fails to click, then the split-T might fail to split the defense open...
...Captain John Nichols, the first defensive team drilled against the Colgate split-T offense and had trouble only with occasional passes.fl...