I Got You, Coach

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Sometimes, a great football game comes down to and hinges on one play.

For 4 quarters your offense can make so many outstanding plays, but in tight contests it often takes that one big game winning play to push Sisyphus’ boulder over the top of the mountain.

My last game as a high school head coach came down to one play.

For many years I had called the offensive plays, but during my last year, I felt that the best chance for my team to win was for me to coach up my young defense. Thus, I handed the offensive play calling duties over to my assistant head coach, Eddie McGuire.

On the final game of the season, my coaches, players and I knew that this would be my…