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The Great Option Back Is Back, His Name Is Jonathan Dwyer and He Plays at Georgia Tech

By Brian GrummellNov 21st 2008 – 12:05AM

So he's not exactly the great Mike Rozier and we haven't seen a truly great option runner since 1997 and Ahman Green, but Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer will most definitely do. Before leaving late in the first half with an injury, Dwyer did the following with his 10 carries against a hot Miami defense:35-yard-carry, 0...

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Background on option football

The option offense is a generic term that is used to describe a wide variety of offensive systems in American football.

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