TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State offensive coordinator Jeff Hecklinski must follow Dwight Schrute's famous K.I.S.S. system, because when asked about his offensive philosophy his answer was beautifully simple: score.
"Our job is to score, regardless of how you do it," Hecklinski said. "It doesn't matter. Our job is to score, and we've got to score more points than the other team does. You can't win if you can't score."
In practice, it's easy to see the simplicity, even among the innate complexity football carries with it. Hecklinski is in the process of instituting a brand new offensive playbook for the Sycamores, a more pro-style look that will run downhill, utilize the fullbacks and tight ends and see the quarterback under center more often than not.