Game notes from UF/USF on Saturday, September 11th

USF Game Notes:

  • Defense appears to be arm-tackling. Seeing a lot of hands on shoulder pads and coming over the top.
  • Emory looks OK. His drives in the 2nd qtr looked smooth and efficient.
  • AR15 looks like Ben Roehlisberger sanding in he pocket. He can shake off defenders. Looks like Cam Newton running the ball.
  • AR15’s second throw to Copeland (WR1) was better than the first. The rock-step completely hooked the Safety and the throw was a flick of the wrist.
  • Throw was absolutely perfect.
  • EJ didn’t play poorly at all, but compared to AR15, he looks like a mere mortal
  • OLine had a fantastic football game, they were opening up HUGE holes in the USF defensive line
  • Shorter should convert to Safety, his catches aren’t clean enough to be an NFL WR
  • Henderson, Copeland, and 14 can all block
  • EJ needs to look for TE2 more, he had him open on a couple plays and just didn’t see him.
  • UF ran about 8 plays all day

Offense:

1st drive (QB5)

  • Maik Davis no gain on 2nd down
  • EJ high throw on 3rd down
  • Punt
  • Score: 0-0

2nd drive (QB5)

  • 1st down EJ Rolls right and hits WR1
    • 1st & 10 from USF 43 – Toss to Dameon Pierce run left (makes the Safety and gets the corner)
    • Good blocking by the OL and WR
  • 1st & 10 from USF 27 – Give to Dameon Pierce run left
    • Good blocking by the OL (TE9 loses his man but it doesn’t matter…continues downfield)
  • 1st & 10 from USF 7 – Give to Dameon Pierce on a dive. (TOUCHDOWN)
    • OLB comes down in run support, Pierce runs through his tackle
    • Good blocking by the OL, RG climbs to 2nd level nicely and pins the ILB (Delance pins DE to the outside nicely)
    • Score: 7-0

3rd drive (QB15)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 25 – TD Pass QB15 to WR1 (TOUCHDOWN)
    • Play-action fake, QB15 Rolls right
    • 72 pulls for extra protection – clean pocket
    • WR1 runs post – QB hits him on the fingertips
    • Score: 14-3

4th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 33 – Play-action pass to WR3 @ 12 yards
    • Optioned the OLB on the left, threw behind him. Pass on target
    • WR3 runs through a couple tackles for extra yards
  • 1st & 10 from midfield – QB5 option read keep from RB6
    • RB6 kicks OLB out, LT has his guy pinned inside, QB5 cuts inside of RB6
    • Safety comes down, QB5 spins, but loses his footing and falls down
  • 2nd & 7 from USF 47 – Option give to RB6 on dive
    • 51 and 2 pull left, LG and LT76 pin down
    • RB6 missed on setting up the block and cutting to the middle of the field
  • End of 1st QTR
  • 3rd & 3 from USF 43 – Option pull for QB5
    • Cut his run to the middle, may have had room to run to the outside behind 72
  • 4th & 1 from USF 41 – Option sweep to the right with RB6
    • DE was optioned, OLB ran down the play, but RB6 broke the tackle and got the first down
  • 1st & 10 from USF 38 – Jet toss to WR3 in front of QB5 (technically a pass)
    • WR82 does not come down on the safety and that man runs down the play
    • ^ if 82 comes downhill to the Safety, we get 1:1 with DB3 on the outside
  • 2nd & 9 from USF 37 – Option give to RB6 on dive
    • Entire left side of O-Line caves in USF and DE cannot recover from the option.
  • 3rd & 2 from USF 30 – PENALTY – False Start
  • 3rd & 7 from USF 37 – Pass to WR3 at Left (TOUCHDOWN)
    • 3-man rush, OL holds up nicely, clean pocket
    • WR3 may have been QB5’s 2nd read
    • Pass beautifully placed
    • Contested catch by WR3
  • Score: 21-3

5th Drive (QB15)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 20 – Option give to RB20
    • OG72 pulls right, picks up a LB at 2nd level, RB20 cuts behind him
  • 2nd & 2 from UF 28 – Option give to RB20
    • LT76 chucks the DE and climbs to 2nd level
    • Safety comes down to make the tackle at 5 yard gain
  • 1st & 10 from UF 34 – Dropback pass attempt, scramble by QB15
    • LT76 gets caught looking inside and gets beat by blitzing MLB
    • QB15 steps out of the tackle and scrables left, gets to the corner and a gain of 15
  • 1st & 10 from USF 48 – Option dive to RB20 (may have been a misread by QB15, he had blocking wide right)
    • USF clogs the middle, gain of 1
    • 2nd & 9 from USF 47 – Give right to RB20, blocking looks good initially
    • WR4 loses his guy who eventually makes the tackle
    • Good blocking at point of attack
    • RB20 running with power
  • 3rd & 3 from USF 41 – Rock-step “play action” pass to WR1 (TOUCHDOWN)
    • QB15 completely sold the run fake and froze the Safety (USF in Cover 2)
    • WR1 runs past the CB and is open, QB15 hits him in stride.
    • Score: 28-3

6th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 49 – (under center) – Play action pass
    • 3-man rush (8-man zone behind) Pocket is completely clean
    • RT56 buries his guy
    • QB5 hits the outlet to RB27 left flat
    • Gain of 15, QB5 going through progressions nicely
  • 1st & 10 from USF 38 – QB run
    • Busted play, looks like QB5 turned the wrong way
    • Followed his blocking through the original hole
    • 27 picks up a nice backside block on LB
  • 2nd & 5 from USF 33 – Speed option to right, QB5 keeps (TOUCHDOWN)
    • QB5 makes the Safety miss and gets to the End Zone
    • TE2 with a nice downfield block
  • Score: 35-3

7th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF25 – Play-action pass to WR4 at right on a hook route
    • Good pass, not a clean catch, but good for 10
    • Nice blocking, good throw on the move
  • 1st & 10 from UF 35 – Play-action pass to WR1 on a 11-yard out route
    • Good fake action by RB21
    • LG77 pulls to assist on that side
    • PENALTY – PF Late hit on USF
  • 1st & 10 from USF 37 – Option give to RB21 going Left
    • RB21 starts to go upfield too soon.
    • LT70 and WR14 had their blocks if he keeps going outside with speed.
  • 2nd & 9 from USF 36 – Drop-back pass to WR4 is dropped (GREAT THROW)
    • O-Line creates a very clean pocket, QB5 makes throw on the run
  • 3rd & 9 from USF 36 – Option give to RB20
    • LT70 pins his guy to the sideline, LG67 can’t hold his block long enough
  • 4th & 10 from USF 37 – PUNT
    • Fair caught at USF15
  • Score: 35-3

8th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF35 – Dropback pass to RB6 in left flat
    • Protection is excellent
    • Throw is behind the receiver, RB6 breaks a tackle but the play takes too long to develop
  • 2nd & 10 from UF 35 – Dropback pass to RB20 in left flat
    • ( USF is dropping everyone deep because the end of hte half)
    • Protection is very good with the 3-man rush
  • 3rd & 5 from UF 40 – Give to RB6
  • End of Half (35-3)

9th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 33 – (under center) –
    • Pump-fake and give to RB20 dive left
    • WR4 completely misses his block (his guy makes the tackle)
  • 2nd & 9 from UF 34 – Option keep left by QB5
    • LT and LG cave in the DL, WR1 had his guy blocked
    • QB5 cuts too far inside and brings the Safety back into play
  • 1st & 10 from UF 45 – Play-action (or RPO) pass to WR1 in right flat
    • Line again does a nice job
    • QB5 with an accurate throw on the move
    • WR1 fights for an extra 5 yards to pick up the 1st down (took 4 guys to get him down)
  • 1st & 10 from USF 45 – Interception
    • Empty set, CBs playing soft coverage
    • QB5 attempts to hit WR4 on a hook route to the outside
    • CB plays it perfectly
    • WR4 runs down the play and prevents a touchdown
  • (USF converts a FG)
  • Score: 35-6

10th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 16 – (Under center) Toss sweep left to RB6
    • WR3 with an excellent turn-out block on the edge
    • RB6 hits the edge with speed and picks up 6
    • 2nd & 4 from UF 22 – (under center) – Play action (Waggle) off toss sweep look
    • WR3 on a drag route comes open late
    • QB5 with an accurate throw on the run
  • 1st & 10 from UF 37 – Option give to RB6
    • O-Line moves left (looks like zone blocking?)
    • RB6 hits a crease and gets 4
  • 2nd & 6 from UF 41 – Option keep to the left
    • LG77 pulls but has two defenders
    • QB5 makes one miss and picks up 4
  • 3rd & 2 from UF 47 – QB Draw left (HUGE hole)
    • RB6 gets a nice block, the Safety trips up QB5
  • 1st & 10 from USF 46 – (under center) – Toss sweep left (into boundary)
    • O-Line pushes DL to the boundary
    • RB6 cuts behind them for a 9-yard gain
  • 2nd & 1 from USF 37 – (under center) – Play action pass (INTERCEPTION)
    • QB5 had TE2 wide open in the flat, tried to make a big play
    • Throw was late getting to WR14 running a flag route at left
    • OL did a great job. QB5 could have easily run left for 10-15 yards
  • (USF Converts a TD)
  • Score: 35-13

11th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 25 – Play-action rollout pass to WR3?
    • AGAIN, an accurate pass by QB5 on the run
  • 1st & 10 from UF 38 – Scramble by QB5
    • RG51 gets beat to the outside by his man, flushing QB5
    • Good decision by QB5 to run there
  • 2nd & 13 from UF 45 – Option give to RB27
    • (optioned the DT this time)
    • Good blocking by the OL, RG51 at 2nd level, same with RT70
    • RB27 could have cut outside
  • 1st & 10 from USF 44 – Option keep by QB5
    • RT70 misses the OLB who makes the tackle after gain of 4
  • 2nd & 6 from USF 40 – Dive give to RB27
    • Bad read, QB5 should have kept it, he knew it too
    • DE crashed down and clogged the hole.
  • 3rd & 5 from USF 39 – Option with jet-sweep look to WR82 (QB5 keeps)
    • DE comes upfield, so QB5 keeps
    • WR82 gets shoved back down into the hole by DE disrupting the running lane
    • GREAT technique by DE11 for USF
    • RG51 misses his block on OLB who made the tackle
  • 4th & 3 from USF 37 (would have been a 52-yard FG attempt)
    • QB5 throws late into double-coverage (but toward the sideline, no danger)
    • He had TE2 open on a drag route
    • Turnover on downs

12th Drive (QB15)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 40 – Option keep to left
    • LT76 and WR1 with good blocks on the edge
    • 2nd & 2 from UF 48 – Option keep left (or designed fake)
    • HARD fake by QB15
    • Accelerates around left edge outrunning OLB
  • 1st & 10 from USF 43 – Play-action pass to WR1
    • Hard play-fake, OL holds up
    • QB15 drifts to his left (probably didn’t need to, could have climbed the pocket)
    • Pass is perfect to WR1
    • QB15 out of game (helmet came off after hit by LB)
  • 1st & Goal from USF 7 – (QB5) – QB Draw
    • LB makes tackle on a stunt after gain of 2
  • 2nd & goal from USF 5 – (QB5 under center) – Play-action pass attempt incomplete
    • Protection was excellent, QB5 threw into quadruple coverage
    • Throw was late to WR14
  • 3rd & Goal from USF 5 – Dropback pass to RB20
    • Blitz pressure from left, otherwise WR4 is WIDE OPEN on slant
    • Throws late to RB20 for a 4-yard gain
  • 4th & Goal from USF 1 – Roll-out pass attempt (incomplete)
    • Throws late to TE84 in back of end zone
    • …and throws too softly
  • Turnover on downs
  • Score: 35-13

13th Drive (QB15)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 20 – QB Option keep run right (TOUCHDOWN)
    • RG72 misses his block, but climbs to 2nd level
    • QB15 runs past missed block (DT), runs over Safety
    • QB15’s acceleration is amazing
    • QB15 injured on play
  • Score: 42-13

14th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 13 – QB Option give to RB23
    • Bad read by QB5, only 1 player to the QB side of the option
  • 2nd & 10 from UF 13 – Sweep right to WR81 (quick pass forward)
    • RB21 runs past OLB, play is blown up
  • 3rd & 15 from UF 8 – Option give to RB21
    • Good hole, RB21 can’t shake a shoestring tackle
  • 4th & 8 from UF 14 – PUNT
  • USF converts to TD
  • Score: 42-20

15th Drive (QB5)

  • 1st & 10 from UF 25 – speed option pitch left to RB23
    • Excellent late-pitch action by QB5
    • 26 yard gain
  • 1st & 10 from USF 49 – Dive play to RB23
    • RB23 cuts too far backside and brings OLB back into play
  • 2nd & 3 from USF 41 – Option give to RB21
    • Bad read by QB5
    • (may also have been a designed give)
    • Good blocking up front
  • 3rd & 3 from USF 42 – QB Draw left
  • 1st & 10 from USF 35 – Drop-back pass attempt
    • SACKED
    • Line did a good job, QB had time to throw
    • Coverage not in view on video
  • 2nd & 18 from USF 43 – Dive play to RB21
    • RG72 gets beat on the play, gain of 1
  • 3rd & 17 from USF 43 – Draw to RB21
    • Excellent blocking, big hole
  • End of game

Defense:

First drive (UF received the kickoff)

1st & 10 from USF 21 – RB give to right

DE1 goes inside (why?) leaving OLB5 alone

OLB5 gets pushed to sideline

Gain of 7

2nd & 3 from USF 28 – Coverage sack

DL clogged up the middle nicely

3rd & 5 from USF 26 – Sack

OLB2 does a nice job getting out on the swing to the right flat

4th & 10 – Punt

Florida converts TD

7-0

Second drive

1st & 10 from USF 17 – Dive to RB

DTs hold the A-gaps nicely and MLB cleans it up, gain of 2

2nd & 8 from USF 19 – Pass to left flat

Trips left, OLB11 doesn’t get out quickly enough, and 22 is too deep to make tackle quickly

3rd & 1 from USF 26 – Dive give to RB

UF plays it well, but cannot prevent the 1st down

1st & 10 from USF 27 – Double pass (falls incomplete)

NOTE: This was run out of the Emory & Henry formation (Spurrier)

RB slips out and down the sideline past S22

EXCELLENT play design!

2nd & 10 from USF 27 – Dive play

LB11 gets SMACKED as he tries to fill the hole

UF had it diagnosed, 28 made the tackle by the shoestrings

S0 comes too far upfield and would have been out of the play

3rd & 2 from USF 37 – Dive play

DT6, DE1, DB27 & LB11 are all upfield and run themselves out of the play

DT55 attempts an arm tackle and loses the ball carrier

1st & 10 at USF 38 – Dive play

DT55 gets too far upfield after beating his man

28 with a nice tackle in the hole

2nd & 10 from USF 38 – Dropback pass to WR on hook route

Tackled immediately (gain of 6)

3rd & 4 from USF 44 – Sweep right

UF with 6 on LoS

51 holds his edge, but there’s nobody to help clean up.

DT55 overruns the play

1st & 10 from UF 48 – Dropback pass

No pressure from DL

Pass complete to right

1st & 10 from UF 37 – Play-action screen to the left

DB3 gets pinned by his man

LB7 can’t get out there fast enough

S22 takes a poor angle and ends up inside with the runner going outside

2nd & 1 from UF 28 – Screen to the right

DB16 gets off the block, but gets pushed upfield

LB7 makes the tackle but the gain is 2

1st & 10 from UF 26 – Dropback pass to left flat (out route)

DB3 misses the tackle

1st & Goal from UF10 – Option give to left

DE1 plays this nicely and is there to stop the play for no gain

2nd & Goal from UF 10 – Dive play

LB33 on a run blitz hits the ball carrier behind the line

Bad read from the QB

3rd & Goal from UF 8 – Dropback pass

Incomplete

Some pressure (not much)

4th & Goal from UF 8 – Field Goal is Good

14-3

Third Drive

1st & 10 from the USF 25 – Dropback pass

Long completion because the pass rush didn’t get there

1st & 10 at USF 49 – Pass to the flat

Tackle up high took the WR’s helmet off

2nd & 7 at UF 47 – Dive play, very little gain

3rd & 5 from UF 46 – Slant to the short side of the field

Well defended, just a good play

1st & 10 from UF 40 – Pass to the flat on the wide side of the field

Soft coverage

2nd & 5 from UF 35 – Off tackle run left (blitz came from the right)

3rd & 1 from the UF 31 – Dive play

Stuffed at LoS by DT6

4th & 3 from the UF 33 – Incomplete pass to the left

Pressure from backside flushed the QB

Turnover on downs

UF Converts to a TD

21-3

Fourth Drive

1st & 10 from USF 25 – Option give to the right, Stuffed by DT9

2nd & 7 from USF 28 – Dropback pass (Incomplete)

Pressure from LB7 in the QB’s face

3rd & 7 from USF 28 – Dropback pass (Incomplete)

Pressure collapsed the pocket

4th & 7 from USF 28 – Punt

UF Converts to a TD

28-3

Fifth Drive

1st & 10 from USF 35 (kickoff OOB) – Dropback pass to left flat

Soft coverage, tackled immediately

2nd & 6 from USF 39 – Give to the right (outside)

DT6 held his edge and made the play (5 yard loss)

3rd & 9 from USF 36 – Dropback pass

INTERCEPTED

Pressure from DE7 (backside) forced the QB out of the pocket

DB5 intercepted the overthrown ball

UF Converts to a TD

35-3

Sixth Drive

1st & 10 from USF 12 – Option give to the right

DT55 gets too far upfield (optioned)

DT21 pushes, but gets shoulders turned and RB cuts back

LB7 can’t get off his block

1st & 10 from USF 25 – Dropback pass

INTERCEPTED

Pressure caused the pocket to collapse

S22 intercepted the duck

PENALTY – HOLDING Defense

1st & 10 from USF 35 – Option give to the right

DE8 holds the edge, CB5 cleans up the tackle

2nd & 9 from USF 36 – Option give to the left

DE33 gets held on the play (no call), did cause the runner to re-route (backward)

LB2 runs down the play

3rd & 7 from USF 38 – ttle pass in the middle

S22 recognized it and blew it up immediately

4th & 10 from USF 35 – PUNT

UF turns over on downs

35-3

Seventh Drive

1st & 10 from USF 14 – Dive play to the right

DE33 missed a high tackle, DE1 also missed a high tackle

Both attempts from the shoulder pad level

PENALTY – Personal foul, Facemask, Defense (#33)

1st & 10 from USF 33 – Give to the Right

DE1 Holds his edge upfield, persuit is good

2nd & 10 from USF 33 – Dropback pass

DE1 gets pressure from the outside

QB throws high, DB24 breaks up the pass

3rd & 10 from USF 33 – Give left off tackle

DE6 gets too far upfield and creates a seam

LB28 cannot get off his block (is held)

S22 cleans up the tackle

4th & 4 from USF 39 – PUNT

End of half

Eighth Drive (QB Change for USF)

1st & 10 from USF 25 – Give off tackle left

OL does a good job getting out there

S0 and LB2 overrrun the play, creating a

1st & 10 from USF 37 – Dropback pass

PENALTY – DPI (24)

1st & 10 from UF 48 –