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Dino Babers calls the adjustment to a run-based offense that relies heavily on the legs of running back Sean Tucker and quarterback Garrett Shrader “chess not checkers.”
“It’s a chess game where you’re just playing with your strongest pieces, and as your pieces change, your game should change,” Babers said on Oct. 18 after the Clemson loss.
And a significant part of that shift has been the read-option offense, which Syracuse has turned to since Shrader became the starter against Liberty, and continued to rely on in its win over Boston College on Saturday.