When Purdue coach Joe Tiller came to the Big Ten from Wyoming in 1997, he brought with him a western, wide open-style of play known as the spread offense. The offense gave the Boilermakers instant ...

"How do you stop the spread offense?" It might have been the biggest question in the sport of football, at the collegiate and professional level, for at least the last three seasons. LSU's hiring of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- In some ways, new Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham closely resembles former coach Jim Harbaugh in demeanor and style of play. In other ways, it could look much, much different ...

Today on BIG NOON KICKOFF, host Rob Stone, analysts Brady Quinn, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Urban Meyer and lead game analyst Joel Klatt looked at the relationship between college football and the WWE ...

FLINT, Michigan — There has been a heated debate over the origin of the spread offense. Some credit former Portland State coach Mouse Davis for devising the scheme in 1975. Others support the theory ...

The shotgun spread-option offense has taken college football by storm in recent years, with teams like Auburn and Florida winning national championships while using the system. Most importantly, West ...

Adam Clark loves the spread offense. But when it’s time to change, it’s time to change. Hemlock is coming off a 6-5 season and a long list of top athletes lost to graduation, giving the Huskies’ ...

On the surface, it was not a match made in heaven. When Texas Southern decided to abandon its two-back running attack in the spring of 2000 for a spread system featuring three wide receivers, it put ...

For the first time since the spread was introduced, Michigan State is favored to beat Michigan. For the first time since 1968, the Spartans are ranked and the Wolverines are unranked. This showdown ...

St. John’s Catholic Prep lost its offensive cornerstone when Zion Ntemi graduated in the spring. Gone was a running back who averaged 21.3 carries a game and rushed for 1,867 yards, which ranked ...