After writing about the history of the Wing-T and giving psychological tips for coaching, Chapter 3 is is where Tubby Raymond finally gets into the Wing-T itself. And because this chapter is packed with information that I think translates directly to Gus Malzahn’s offense, I’m devoting a whole article to it.
Before describing the Wing-T, Raymond tries to categorize it. In fact, he tries to categorize all offenses.
There are, however, four categories into which most offenses fall. They are: The Pro formations—two back-running formations with two wide receivers; the I Formation, which is sometimes a three-back running attack but more often two, and depends heavily on the tailback to carry the ball; the Wishbone or Full T, which are four-back attacks making a balance of running and passing difficult; and, finally, the single-back offense that has only the one set back and four receivers.