1.   Because of the short preparation time, option offenses are not permitted.

2.   But I can still do the bootleg stuff and the quick drops and the option offense.

3.   But Jarius Jackson, who turned some heads in his brief stints last season, seems a far better fit in running the option offense Holtz prefers.

4.   Crouch played in an option offense, and while he did a lot of pitching and shoveling, the conventional forward pass was mostly an afterthought.

5.   DeBerry, who runs an option offense and a multiple defense, is most proud that the Falcons lead the WAC in scoring defense and total defense.

6.   For Crouch to effectively run the option offense against the Volunteers, he will have to overcome a defense that gave up only three rushing touchdowns all season.

7.   He kept the Cornhuskers together despite the loss of a Heisman candidate, then from there developed into a fair-throwing alternative to the option offense.

8.   He left the wishbone and option offense in Norman, Okla., allowing the Cowboys to keep the same offensive and defensive philosophies.

9.   He is innovative, using an option offense as well as a West Coast passing attack.

10.   He will plug in Bobby Newcombe, the latest off the Turner Gill-Tommy Frazier-Scott Frost assembly line, at quarterback in the option offense.