- April 18, 2024
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The Wing-T offense is a scheme designed around deception and caters to fast backs.
The Wing-T offense is all about deception.
It’s also about having one problem many coaches won’t ever complain about: a roster full of talented players who, ideally, all should get ample playing time.
For the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs football team, coach Caesar Campana has just that.
“We have about four running backs right now who aren’t very big, but they have great quickness and agility, and we want to put as many of them on the field at one time,” Campana said.
Campana said in order to run a Wing-T offense — a system that is popular in Georgia — a team also needs athletic and intelligent offensive line players.
One of the most basic plays the Bulldogs run in the Wing-T is the Buck Lateral. The diagram below shows who goes where when the Buck Lateral play is called by the coaches.
The tackle and the tight end block toward the center of the field.
The center blocks the second level, likely a linebacker. The right guard (Shaaf McGlown) pulls and kicks out to the perimeter, and the left guard (Daniel Epler) also pulls. The left tackle (Ricshay Nelson) blocks ahead and the fullback runs in the opposite direction.
In the end, the left slot, who in this diagram is Turrel Mathews, gets the ball.
But defenses must keep their heads on a swivel, because the next time the Bulldogs run this play, someone else will get the ball, even though the play will look identical.
BULLDOGS GO FOR TWO IN A ROW
The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs defeated New Smyrna Beach, 23-7, Friday, Sept. 16, at Sal Campanella Memorial Stadium.
Despite surrendering a touchdown on the opening kickoff, the Bulldogs defense managed to shut down NSB and kept the Cudas off the scoreboard for the rest of the game.
“We have a very young team that is maturing very quickly,” coach Caesar Campana said. “The first two plays of the NSB game were an absolute disaster, but our players kept working hard for the rest of the game.”
Sophomore QB Colton Boyd completed seven of 10 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown in the Bulldogs’ win.
Running back Devonte Emaneul rushed for more than 180 yards.
The Bulldogs (2-1) begin district play 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Mandarin, in Jacksonville.
Mandarin comes into the game 0-3.
Campana said this week in practice was dedicated to ball security.
“We cannot expect to win many games with four turnovers like we had against New Smyrna Beach,” Campana said.
