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College Football 27 has some run tricks so good they can carry entire games, and no one has figured them out yet.
I got College Football 27 a few weeks before it came out, and have spent every day testing what actually breaks a defense on the ground.
So here are 13 run tricks that will completely change how you move the ball on a run.
Talking Point #1
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•Tip #1, the most dangerous runs in the game don't even come from run plays.
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•Kenny shares how the runs that do the most damage usually come out of strong passing formations that can also hand the ball off, not out of obvious running sets.
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•Kenny explains how a defense reads a passing formation as pass first, which leaves the run lanes softer than they ever would be against a heavy run look.
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•Kenny highlights that building his run game out of pass heavy formations is something he tries to do on purpose every game, because the defense is set up wrong for it before the play even starts.
Transition
But even the best formation gets blown up when one defender keeps shooting into your backfield, and there is a way to shut him down before the snap.
Talking Point #2
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•Tip #2, when one defender keeps wrecking your run, there is a way to take him out of the play before the snap.
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•Kenny shares how, when a defender keeps controlling one player and shooting the gap, he identifies that man to his offensive line so they recognize him and stop letting him through.
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•Kenny explains how this is usually a user defender, the one the opponent is personally controlling, and pointing the line at him keeps that player from living in the backfield.
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•Kenny highlights that if a specific defensive tackle keeps shedding blocks and blowing up the run, double teaming that lineman shuts it down and makes a big difference.
Transition
And once the defender is handled, the next question is whether the run is even worth handing off, because there is a way to know that before the play develops.
Talking Point #3
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•Tip #3, you can tell whether a run is going to work before you even hand the ball off.
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•Kenny shares how holding the left trigger lets him watch his offensive line's run blocking develop as the play starts.
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•Kenny explains how that blocking is the tell, because the way the line is winning or losing up front tells him whether the run is about to be good or not.
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•Kenny highlights that reading that blocking in the moment lets him commit to the run or bail on it instead of guessing.
Transition
So reading the run is one half of it, but the real pressure comes from making a defense guard two completely different things at the same moment.
Talking Point #4
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•Tip #4, the fastest way to freeze a defense is to make them defend the run and the pass on the same play.
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•Kenny shares how run pass option plays force the defense to respect both the run and the pass on the same snap, which he calls a great extension of the run game.
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•Kenny explains how his favorites are the bubble options rather than the slants a lot of players prefer, because the bubble punishes a defense that crashes hard on the run.
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•Kenny highlights that leaning on these options keeps a defense from selling out to stop the run, which opens the run back up.
Transition
Now that a defense has to respect both, the next edge is being able to send the same play at the exact side where the defense is weakest.
Talking Point #5
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•Tip #5, you can send almost any run at the weaker side of the defense with one quick pre snap adjustment.
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•Kenny shares how, out of under center and pistol looks, he can use the right stick to flip most runs to the left or the right.
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•Kenny explains how he bases that decision on where the blocking is showing up, sending the run toward the side that is set up to win.
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•Kenny highlights that this one adjustment lets him run the same play at either side of the defense depending on what they give him.
Transition
With the play pointed the right way, it still comes down to what you do once a defender is standing right in front of you.
Talking Point #6
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•Tip #6, two simple ball carrier moves make defenders miss more than anything else in the game.
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•Kenny shares how his two favorite ball carrier moves are a hard juke, done with the right trigger and the right stick, and a quick spin, done by holding the left stick one direction and tapping B or circle.
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•Kenny explains how the hard juke is great for cutting back across defenders, while the quick spin gets him out of trouble fast in traffic.
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•Kenny highlights that these two moves are basic on purpose, because they are simple enough to pull off under pressure and still make defenders miss.
Transition
And beating a defender one on one is great, but some of the biggest runs are set up before the ball is snapped, by quietly shifting the numbers in your favor.
Talking Point #7
1.Sub-Hook
•Tip #7, some of the biggest runs are set up before the snap by adding an extra blocker.
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•Kenny shares how motioning a player across the formation, or motion snapping him, can change a run completely and even add an extra blocker.
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•Kenny explains how that extra blocker can get him out of weird or bad looks the defense throws at him.
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•Kenny highlights that motion can also hurt a run if it is used wrong, so it is worth knowing when it helps and when it does not.
Transition
So the pre snap setup matters, but the single fastest way players kill a good run happens the instant the ball is in their hands.
Talking Point #8
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•Tip #8, sprinting the second you get the ball is the fastest way to kill a run.
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•Kenny shares how sprinting behind the line of scrimmage gets his offensive line shed faster and makes him miss holes, because a lot of runs are not just sprinting straight in one direction.
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•Kenny explains how most players need to work on their run vision, since runs can cut inside, outside, left, or right, and letting a block set up before hitting the gas is what turns a short run into a long one.
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•Kenny highlights that holding off on the sprint and reading the blocks is the single habit that turns a three yard run into a forty yard run.
Transition
Now good vision wins you yards in the open field, but there is one spot on the field where you only need one, and there is an easy way to get it.
Talking Point #9
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•Tip #9, there is one move on the goal line that picks up a yard almost every time.
1.Immediately dive into an insane story, a psychological study, a compelling thought experiment, a banger quote from a famous person, etc.
•Kenny shares how the dolphin dive on the goal line is one of his favorite ways to pick up a yard or two.
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•Kenny explains how it is an easy, reliable way to get across the line when he only needs a tiny bit of ground.
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•Kenny highlights that it is the kind of low risk move that quietly wins games in tight goal line situations.
Transition
And that short yardage situation is not just about the goal line, because there is one type of run that moves the chains in those spots better than anything.
Talking Point #10
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•Tip #10, one type of run moves the chains in short yardage better than anything else.
1.Immediately dive into an insane story, a psychological study, a compelling thought experiment, a banger quote from a famous person, etc.
•Kenny shares how, building on those short yardage situations, the best short yardage runs in his opinion are quarterback blasts.
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•Kenny explains how these runs consistently pick up the tough yard when the game is on the line.
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•Kenny highlights that having a go to short yardage run he trusts takes the guesswork out of third and short and fourth and short.
Transition
But calling the right run in those moments only works if you actually understand what the run is trying to do in the first place.
Talking Point #11
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•Tip #11, most players call runs without knowing where the run is actually supposed to hit.
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•Kenny shares how a lot of players call traps, powers, counters, and stretch runs without knowing how each one is actually supposed to hit.
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•Kenny explains how every run has a specific spot it is designed to attack, and being aware of where that is changes how he runs it.
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•Kenny highlights that knowing the job of the run he calls is what lets him hit the right lane instead of running into a wall.
Transition
So knowing how a run works is one thing, but winning consistently comes down to which specific plays you trust when the game is on the line.
Talking Point #12
1.Sub-Hook
•Tip #12, the best players lean on a small set of runs they trust in every game.
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•Kenny shares how some run plays are simply better than others, so he makes sure he is calling his favorites, the ones he knows how to run and knows are effective.
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•Kenny explains how sticking with those plays teaches him which defenses each run beats, which is a huge help once he can read it live.
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•Kenny highlights that identifying his best runs and leaning on them is one of the biggest edges he has in a game.
Transition
And once you know which runs you trust, there is an equally important move that most players never bother to make, and skipping it quietly drags your whole run game down.
Talking Point #13
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•Tip #13, cutting the slowest run plays out of your playbook wins you more than adding new ones.
1.Immediately dive into an insane story, a psychological study, a compelling thought experiment, a banger quote from a famous person, etc.
•Kenny shares how some run plays are just slow and bad, and he cuts those out of his arsenal completely.
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•Kenny explains how keeping slow developing runs in the playbook only gives him bad options to fall back on under pressure.
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•Kenny highlights that trimming the worst runs out is what leaves him with a clean set of plays he can trust every drive.
Outro
•Kenny wraps up by showing that mastering the run in College Football 27 comes down to setting the run up before the snap, reading the blocking, and picking the right moves and plays instead of just sprinting straight ahead.
•Kenny CTAs to a related video on the channel.
