"It wasn’t necessarily a dominating rushing performance, but I was struck by the frequency with which Cal’s backs were able to gain an extra 2-3 yards by falling forward or pushing a pile, with or without an extra shove from an offensive lineman. It was the difference between a first down on multiple occasions and a great sign, as the re…
"It wasn’t necessarily a dominating rushing performance, but I was struck by the frequency with which Cal’s backs were able to gain an extra 2-3 yards by falling forward or pushing a pile, with or without an extra shove from an offensive lineman. It was the difference between a first down on multiple occasions and a great sign, as the rest of Cal’s schedule features run defenses that are similarly tractable."
During the game I noticed there were at least 2 instances of where either Brooks or Moore were straight up stonewalled by the OSU defense but kept churning and broke through to get a first down after OSU made an initial stop on a 3rd down.
Was smart of him. I enjoyed seeing that and Cal showing a throwback to the Jahvid Best 99yd TD run vs UCLA on the screen. The one where Riley threw a terrific block to spring him free.
"It wasn’t necessarily a dominating rushing performance, but I was struck by the frequency with which Cal’s backs were able to gain an extra 2-3 yards by falling forward or pushing a pile, with or without an extra shove from an offensive lineman. It was the difference between a first down on multiple occasions and a great sign, as the rest of Cal’s schedule features run defenses that are similarly tractable."
During the game I noticed there were at least 2 instances of where either Brooks or Moore were straight up stonewalled by the OSU defense but kept churning and broke through to get a first down after OSU made an initial stop on a 3rd down.
did you notice Garbers giving a light push twice?
Was smart of him. I enjoyed seeing that and Cal showing a throwback to the Jahvid Best 99yd TD run vs UCLA on the screen. The one where Riley threw a terrific block to spring him free.
Saw that.
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Shortly after the "Bush Push" game in 2005, USC vs Notre Dame.