The wheel route is one of the most popular football plays among the sport’s many fans. It’s probably because the play is quite easy to understand and it’s quite beautiful to watch executed well, similarly to the triple option or a well-blocked running back screen.
On Saturday, the Florida Gators orchestrated one of the most incredible single-game wheel route clinics in college football history. Dan Mullen’s team executed at least six wheel routes that gained some 170-plus yards in a win over Georgia that may alter the SEC championship and College Football Playoff race.