Woody Hayes once said “three things can happen when you pass, and two of them are bad” and thus his iconic offense known as “three yards and a cloud of dust” was born. Relying on the fullback, it became the bread and butter of Ohio State’s offense by grinding out yards at the line of scrimmage.
But when Hayes opened up his playbook on a critical fourth down against Duke in 1959, fans were excited to see an uncharacteristic pass play by Tom Matte to seal a win and hoped the days of "three yards and a cloud of dust" were behind them.