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Some plays are made. Others are created.
The best plays happen when an offensive coordinator designs a play that maximizes his players’ skill sets.
That’s what happened Saturday when Treon Harris connected with Antonio Callaway on a 66-yard touchdown against Georgia.
Harris isn’t Will Grier, and the Florida coaches know that.
So they design plays that get Harris on the edge, where his running ability forces linebackers and safeties to choose.
On this play, Harris rolled to his left and clearly could have run but pulled up at the last second and hit Callaway on a wheel route.
The play worked because Callaway won his 1-on-1 battle against Georgia safety Jonathan Abram. Callaway also did a smart thing: He slowed down so that he could catch Harris’ underthrow in stride and then get back into gear to break Abram’s diving tackle attempt.
Was it skill or scheme? Stephen Garcia has the answer in the video.
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A 30-time APSE award-winning editor with previous stints at the Miami Herald, The Indianapolis Star and News & Observer, Executive Editor Chris Wright oversees editorial operations for Saturday Down South.
