The Rebirth of the “Belly” Play; Utah State’s “Open G” Scheme: It took Utah State’s co-offensive coordinator/offensive line Coach Cooper Bassett the fifth day of install last spring to find the identity of his run game. The Aggies' 11 personnel operation didn’t have a tight end who could dig out heavy 6-techniques on power schemes, and he was getting frustrated with having to teach all the nuances of the wide zone play. So, he, and his graduate assistant, Cobb Summers, did what most offensive line coaches do when they are frustrated with their run game- study more Wing T offense. The collaboration produced the “Open G” scheme, a hybrid of zone, gap, and man concepts, which they could use with an off-the-ball tight end from 10 personnel pictures. He called it only 5-6 times in the first two games, but by the end of the season, the “Open G” scheme was the Aggies most efficient run and a big reason why they finished 6th in the country in total offense, producing 467 yards a game. Now, as the offensive line coach at Oklahoma State- he’s told the Cowboys will not run the “Open G”- he left everything on the table for you to install the hybrid concept this summer into your program. See the full report with game film (narrated video).