The defining feature of the Sonny Cumbie TCU offense has been the symmetrical speed attack, spreading the field to create isolation points for talented and quick receivers to make moves with the ball. TCU’s offense of the last two seasons focused on short and wide passes to the edge, anchored in a power spread running attack. The point of the Cumbie offense is to spread you thin, and make you pay for that spread up the middle, both down the field and with the run. TCU, vaunted for its defensive complexity and efficiency, has in fact served as a breeding ground for a modern run offense: athletes like Kavonte Turpin and Jaylen Reagor empower the Frogs to expand the running game with yards-after-carry skill, all rooted in a quarterback’s ability to get the ball where his receivers need it in a pseudo-sweep running attack.
Football 201: Stomping Southern and Previewing the Ponies
