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SOCIAL DISTANCING AT HOME — Bill Belichick once openly wondered what would have happened if Don Coryell had coached Ohio State in the 1960s and 1970s instead of Woody Hayes.

Hayes hated the pass attack. His players said that Hayes would tell them “When you pass the ball, three things can happen, and two of them are bad!” Coryell, on the other hand, made “Air Coryell” famous in San Diego and put Dan Fouts in the Hall of Fame.

But Coryell won zero Super Bowls while Hayes won five national championships in Columbus. The key to football has changed little over the years.