Huskers Will Go Fast, but Also Change Speeds

Mavric

Mavric

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In actuality, UCF ran 924 plays on offense last season, which put the Knights 47th in the country among snaps taken for the year. It was an offense that averaged about 73 plays a game. Sort of in that meaty part of the curve of what many teams average, really. UCF's offense that ranked fifth nationally in yards, and second in points, was changing up the pace just like the plays themselves.

"We’re going to mix our tempos — like a baseball pitcher," Walters said just before this spring ball began. "That’s what we do as an offense, we keep the defense off-balance. The guys understand what we’re trying to do tempo-wise."

You could see that change-up being executed even during the early drills of this past Tuesday's practice. Quarterback Tristan Gebbia could be seen moving quickly back to his spot immediately after a play to set up for another snap. Everybody on offense was moving fast after a play, ready to go again. Still, the defense didn't know for sure when that next snap was coming.

And true to what has been said, there were guys you might think would be third-teamers getting reps immediately from the jump of practice.

"The more guys you have contributing, the better the culture," Walters said. "We’re going to encourage guys to find a fit on offense, defense. The more guys we have playing, the better we’re going to be culture-wise."
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C-4 said:
Ok, but they missed out on a whole game due to the hurricane. What was their rank in snaps per game?
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UCF 72 plays a game - 57th in country

Nebraska 71 plays a game- 77th in country

Nebraska had the ball on offense that much because their defense was constantly giving up scores, usually quick ones. UCF has the ball that much because they were scoring so many points. I don’t remember the stat, but they had a very high amount of points per possession.

 
Here is a chart of Time between Snaps from 2016, ranked from lowest to highest. I'm guessing UCF got faster in 2017.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FZBMbxtBrwh-G4Dh-Czz-lRkOLuOEAjRgBfvldp6MmI

original source: https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2016/11/7/13549506/college-football-tempo-pace-increasing


















Team


Conference


Season


Rush Plays


Pass Plays


Total Plays


Time Of Possession


Time Between Plays


TBP Rank


Plays Per Game


Plays PG Rank




Missouri


SEC


2016


291


263


554


9509


17.2


1


79.1


12




Baylor


BIG12


2016


325


198


523


10013


19.1


2


87.2


1




California


PAC12


2016


279


416


695


13388


19.3


3


86.9


3




Mississippi


SEC


2016


231


284


515


10385


20.2


4


73.6


50




Bowling Green


MAC


2016


255


296


551


11180


20.3


5


78.7


14




Texas


BIG12


2016


388


246


634


12933


20.4


6


79.3


11




New Mexico State


SunBelt


2016


293


326


619


12639


20.4


7


77.4


22




Northern Illinois


MAC


2016


293


241


534


10946


20.5


8


76.3


28




Tulsa


AAC


2016


367


242


609


12485


20.5


9


87


2




Oregon


PAC12


2016


308


230


538


11092


20.6


10


76.9


25




Texas State


SunBelt


2016


194


226


420


8660


20.6


11


70


83




Syracuse


ACC


2016


241


262


503


10683


21.2


12


83.8


6




Texas A&M


SEC


2016


281


243


524


11165


21.3


13


74.9


39




Texas Tech


BIG12


2016


214


385


599


12801


21.4


14


85.6


5




North Carolina


ACC


2016


218


259


477


10305


21.6


15


68.1


96




TCU


BIG12


2016


231


295


526


11405


21.7


16


75.1


37




Clemson


ACC


2016


253


287


540


11724


21.7


17


77.1


23




Memphis


AAC


2016


261


244


505


11051


21.9


18


72.1


61




South Florida


AAC


2016


340


231


571


12557


22


19


71.4


69




Cincinnati


AAC


2016


234


273


507


11386


22.5


20


72.4


58




East Carolina


AAC


2016


252


351


603


13578


22.5


21


86.1


4




Indiana


BIG10


2016


322


282


604


13675


22.6


22


75.5


35




UCF


AAC


2016


299


208


507


11499


22.7


23


72.4


59




 
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