The option is one of the great plays in football, which makes it so hard to defend. The quarterback decides whether to keep the ball or pitch it to a tailback running alongside him. But there’s also “Option C.” Option C is to deflect the ball off the tailback’s helmet, and watch him run the wrong way for 30 yards before…well, I don’t want to ruin it for you.
Oh, by the way...if you were curious - I won my September College Game of the Month this past Saturday night. More tomorrow.