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Film Study: OSU’s Spacing Concept

For this installment in my successful play series, I take a look at another Oklahoma State passing play from the 2017 season, the Spacing Concept. If you want to check out my previous posts from the TCU game or the articles on the Pittsburgh game, they can be found below:

Now, what is the Spacing Concept? Mark Bullock of The Athletic explains it in detail below:

Spacing is a three-man concept that does exactly what it suggests: It spreads out the defense to attack spaces between underneath zones. It’s typically run from a bunch formation with three receivers or from a stacked set with a tight end and a receiver stacked tight to the formation while the running back completes the third part.