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Cal Football Defensive Film Review: Run Fits in Short Yardage
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Cal Football Defensive Film Review: Run Fits in Short Yardage

What did Cal do to shut down Auburn in short yardage?

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Nick Kranz
Sep 15, 2023
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Short yardage running plays aren’t necessarily glamourous but they are often swing plays that can decide games - sustaining a drive vs. punting or handing the ball over on 4th down.

And defenses tend to approach them differently since you’re expecting a very specific type of play against you. As a result, I was particularly curious to see what kind of personnel groupings and formations Cal would deploy in these types of situations, against a team comfortable trying to run it up the gut against you.

As it turned out, Cal held up very well. Let’s look at why.

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