Through the first five games, the Texas Longhorns offensive coaching staff has tried to decrease the number of called running plays for junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger, but used zone follow to good effect against the West Virginia Mountaineers last Saturday in Morgantown.
With the Red River Showdown in the Cotton Bowl looming this Saturday, it’s a play that could provide a changeup to the quarterback sweep that the Horns used in short yardage against the Sooners last season.
The most effective zone follow play call against the Mountaineers came in the fourth quarter with the Horns up 41-24 and driving with a little over three minutes remaining.