College football looks a lot different today than it did 15 years ago, and I’m not talking about all the off-the-field stuff either. I’m talking about what you see on the field. Offenses are high-octane, pass-happy, and able to spread defenses out, almost scoring at will. Chip Kelly ushered in the fast break-up-tempo offense, Urban ushered in the spread option with the Ohio State football team, and Mike Leach ushered in the air raid. Most college coaches today run some form of variation of these offenses.
Given the adaptation of college offenses, defenses have had to adapt as well.