It’s a Ludwig offense so it’s going to look the same as every year from 2019 to 2023. How effective it will be is to be determined but the overall structure has not, and will not, change.
You’ll see a lot of inside zone/power, a lot of 12 and 13 personnel, a lot of 4 receiver routes with 3 at or short of the sticks and 1 vertical option. And when those don’t work, the QB is going to be expected to make something happen with his legs on 3rd and medium. A Ludwig offense is designed to limit the potential for turnover and is dependent on its playmakers being able to get more than the defense is willing to give up. And it hasn’t changed whether the QB was Huntley, Bentley, Rising or anyone else.
The first 10 or so scripted plays will feature a lot of different looks that will not be seen again until the first 10 plays of the next game. Think of the Vickers sweep that was run once, and only once, in the first quarter of every game with no future plays building off that personnel or look. And once those scripted plays have been exhausted, the score will dictate the run/pass ratio for the rest of the game.
In other words, you’ve already seen what you will see in 2024. Ludwig isn’t going to turn into an Air Raid OC and in truth, the opportunity to change the way he does business was in 2023 when he had two QB’s who were each incapable of running his offense effectively. The calls didn’t change, just the results.
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