When he was the co-offensive coordinator at Cal Poly, Bryan Cook ran a spread-option offense similar to Georgia Tech’s with considerable success. In 2012, his last season before coming to Tech as quarterbacks and B-backs coach, the Mustangs were top 15 in total offense and top 10 in scoring offense at the FCS level. Cook’s version differed in at least one aspect from Tech’s, though, in that he ran a no-huddle, up-tempo pace.
“Anytime you get up on the offensive line real quick, you force a defense to operate much quicker and maybe be a little more simple,” Cook said.