The read-option is at Iowa
When I saw Nate Stanley tuck the ball and run for a first down, I was honestly in shock. I’m not used to seeing Stanley run like that and most of all, I’m not used to seeing Stanley intentionally run like that. The Iowa football team doesn’t design a lot of quarterback runs. Actually, let me rephrase that, I can’t remember the last time the Iowa football designed a quarterback run other than a QB sneak.
Then as I watched the replay, I realized it was a read option.
Let that sink in.
The Iowa football team ran a read option with a 6’4’’ 240-pound quarterback not known for his legs. And it worked.
The Miami RedHawks were completely caught off guard, and by running that play successfully last night, it added a wrinkle to the Iowa football team’s offense that other teams are going to need to account for going forward.