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With Garrett Shrader as Syracuse’s new starting quarterback, the Orange’s offense became even more dynamic, utilizing the quarterback’s dual-threat abilities with read-options on almost every play.
Read-options in head coach Dino Babers’ offense leave the quarterback with several choices: pitch the ball to a motioning receiver, hand it off to a running back or keep it themselves. The decision is dependent on how one defensive player — left unblocked — reacts after the snap.
For most of the game Shrader made appropriate decisions, finishing with 178 rushing yards on 29 attempts.