If South Carolina fans watching Super Bowl LII were wondering what all the talk about “RPOs” meant, they should have no fear. The Gamecocks new quarterbacks coach is well-versed in the concept.
RPOs are run-pass option plays in which the quarterback makes the decision either before the snap or immediately afterward about whether to run or throw out of the same play call. The concept has swept college football in recent years, and the Eagles used RPOs masterfully in their 41-33 victory against New England.
“I think us and Auburn were really the first schools in the SEC to start doing the RPOs,” former Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace told The State newspaper.