DMN For Tuesday Sep 22
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:13 amRun and Shoot stumbles when SMU leads
10:50 PM CDT on Monday, September 21, 2009
By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News
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UNIVERSITY PARK -- SMU coach June Jones has said the Mustangs need to learn to play with the lead in the Run and Shoot. SMU struggled to maintain a sizable lead at UAB and lost a 17-point lead last week at Washington State. While playing with the lead is somewhat different, it doesn’t mean SMU will stop passing the ball or taking what the defense gives.
In a late possession at Washington State, SMU quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell attempted to hit Emmanuel Sanders with an almost 30-yard pass attempt on third-and-2, but the pass was off, Mitchell said. The Cougars got the ball back with two minutes left and moved 80-yards to tie the score and went on to win in overtime.
“Our offense is our offense,†receivers coach Jeff Reinebold said Monday. “In the critical moments, in the times when you need to make a play to win a football game, you have to rise up. That’s one of the great things about playing quarterback or receiver in this offense. … If you don’t like that or that’s too much pressure for you, you probably shouldn’t play in this offense at those positions.â€
Mitchell said Monday that some of his four interceptions were the result of getting mentally lazy with a lead and he needed to stay in attack mode. Sanders said SMU has to learn how to finish teams off.
“Sometimes I feel like we’re looking at the clock, waiting for it to run out,†Sanders said. “Our attitude has got to be to score.â€
10:50 PM CDT on Monday, September 21, 2009
By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News
[email protected]
UNIVERSITY PARK -- SMU coach June Jones has said the Mustangs need to learn to play with the lead in the Run and Shoot. SMU struggled to maintain a sizable lead at UAB and lost a 17-point lead last week at Washington State. While playing with the lead is somewhat different, it doesn’t mean SMU will stop passing the ball or taking what the defense gives.
In a late possession at Washington State, SMU quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell attempted to hit Emmanuel Sanders with an almost 30-yard pass attempt on third-and-2, but the pass was off, Mitchell said. The Cougars got the ball back with two minutes left and moved 80-yards to tie the score and went on to win in overtime.
“Our offense is our offense,†receivers coach Jeff Reinebold said Monday. “In the critical moments, in the times when you need to make a play to win a football game, you have to rise up. That’s one of the great things about playing quarterback or receiver in this offense. … If you don’t like that or that’s too much pressure for you, you probably shouldn’t play in this offense at those positions.â€
Mitchell said Monday that some of his four interceptions were the result of getting mentally lazy with a lead and he needed to stay in attack mode. Sanders said SMU has to learn how to finish teams off.
“Sometimes I feel like we’re looking at the clock, waiting for it to run out,†Sanders said. “Our attitude has got to be to score.â€