CornNation: Decoding Bob Diaco’s 3-4 Okie Front

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The Okie front is aptly named so because of the fact that this particular 3-4 alignment is identical to the old Oklahoma 5-2 defense created by Bud Wilkinson. Nebraska also ran the 5-2 up until the last radical shift in defensive philosophy and scheme in Lincoln with the switch to the 4-3. Although the base alignments of the 3-4 Okie front and the Oklahoma 5-2 are identical, the difference lies within lining up athletes in those various positions in the 3-4 Okie. The Okie front is Diaco’s base front for his 3-4 defense, so it’s best that we all get real familiar with the intricacies of the Okie.

 

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