As with most acronyms in the 21st century, a Google search for “RPO” produces multiple meanings.
“RPO” stands for recovery point objective. It stands for recruitment processing outsourcing. It even stands for Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
For our purposes today, however, RPO stands for run-pass option – the hottest trend in offensive football.
For a defense, RPO stands for NBT: nothing but trouble.
Saturday, the New Mexico Lobos will play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at University Stadium. Tulsa, coached by former Baylor assistant Philip Montgomery, is a team – like Baylor – that lives or dies by the run-pass option.