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First play call

41/49 Pitch

In honor of Rob Zatechka and Calvin Jones. 1991 Oklahoma.
 
I did not see this before I replied but I remember it was incomplete?? Only reason is because the crowd cheered it because we (fans) wanted to be a passing offense sooo bad.
I recall some fairly significant formation shifts before the snap. It was visually impressive, just not effective in, you know, gaining yards.
 
First play? I think Rhule has his finger squarely on the pulse of Husker Nation. With that in mind I say he calls a fullback trap play as the first call of his career. Heck, just lining up in an I formation with a fullback in front of an I back will get a roar from the crowd.
They'll put Solich in a helmet and pads and hand him the ball, it'll be sort of like Jack Hoffman but, you know, different.
 
No they lined up in the I then shifted into a 5-wide set and threw a quick pass
It was in game 2 or 3 the following fall they ran an option play that did fairly well, like 6 yards. The Monday after the game they had the coach's show, I think with Don Gill and Gill noted they ran an option. Callahan's smart assed comment was something like, "Yeah, we ran the option, I guess I'm a real football coach now."
 
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