In this space last year, I often wrote about weekly themes emerging without my searching for them. It makes sense. College football is a copycat sport, and if one team has its hands on something good, odds are it isn’t alone.
One week into the 2023 campaign, and another theme has cropped up that I’m leaning into: The game we love is back. The team that wins is the team that plays more physical football.
~Key~
Yellow: Decoy/QB
Blue: Block
Green: Route
Red: Designed ball carrier/intended receiver…