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Film Study: How the OSU Running Game Used 'Power' to Beat Indiana

What was once old is new again.

For those of you that have been visiting Eleven Warriors for years, the word 'Dave' may send shivers down your spine, thanks to the play-calling of former offensive coordinator Jim Bollman near the end of the Jim Tressel era. Though the Buckeyes regularly featured competitive teams with 1,000-yard rushers like Beanie Wells and Boom Herron in that time, fans were often displeased with the manner by which those yards were accumulated.

Much as it's no secret that Urban Meyer's current offense is based around inside zone-runs, Bollman and Tressel built theirs around 'Dave,' their name for the 'Power' concept that can be found in virtually every playbook in America.