When first-year Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Doug Ruse talks about his football philosophy, it’s easy to imagine the words coming from the lips of Jeff Monken, Paul Johnson, even Erk Russell. “Regardless of scheme,” Ruse said after practice on Saturday, “when it’s all said and done, if you block people, if you tackle people, and you take care of the ball, you’ve got a pretty good chance.” If you ignore the offensive line and you watch GSU run its offense under Ruse and first-year head coach Willie Fritz, it all looks familiar — a passing game built on top of an option-based running game.
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