7 RPO’s for your playbook

• By Coach Keith

The RPO continues to evolve and find its way into every type of offense at every level.  These seven plays are from top coaches at every level who have utilized RPO to bring their offense to the top. For some, the RPO has even helped propel their climb up the coaching ranks.  

Check out these videos, and I am sure it will spark some thought and interest into how you can do more in your offense with the RPO.

Play 1: Bobby Acosta, Head Coach, IMG Academy  

Coach Acosta has experience at every level of the game from FBS to HS and his knowledge of offense is part of his ability to be able to lead top programs.  In this video, Acosta shares his Fungo Storm RPO /coachtube.com/course_lesson/new-age-rpo-system/rpo-fungo-storm/8884017">Fungo Storm RPO which clearly leaves linebackers confused.

Play 2: Jason McManus, Offensive Coordinator, Chapman HS  

Coach McManus has been a part of four state championship in South Carolina and also served as the OC in the Under Armour All-American Game.  In this video, McManus shares his Outside Zone/FB Wheel RPO which puts extreme stress on the linebacker to fit the run or cover downfield.

Play 3: Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator, Kansas  

Coach Dearmon has had a meteoric rise to the top of the profession and his RPO offense has fueled it.  In this video, Dearmon shares his C-Gap Triple Option RPO.

Play 4: Matt Drinkall, Tight Ends Coach, Army 

Coach Drinkall made the jump from being a head coach at the NAIA level where he led Kansas Wesleyan to a top 10 program to Army West Point.  He is a bright young football mind and he shares his Tackle Wrap RPO in this video

Play 5: Lucas Lueders, Offensive Coordinator, Central Missouri 

After leading Morningside College’s offense to back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2018-19, and a nod as the Football Scoop NAIA Coordinator of the Year, Lueders has moved on to Central Missouri bringing his high power offense with him.  In this video he shares his 3rd level RPO designed to give the offense explosive plays.

Play 6: Alan Hensell, Head Coach, Franklin College 

Coach Hensell returns to his alma mater Franklin College after spending the last five seasons on staff at the University at Buffalo as the Tight End Coach. He assisted in turning around the Buffalo football program by helping guide the Bulls to three straight bowl appearances from 2017 to 2019. The Bulls offense utilized the tight end position to create dynamic weapons for their offense.  Hensell shares his InsideZone/Stick Concept RPO in this video.

Play 7: John Pennington, Head Coach, West Virginia State 

John Pennington enters his fourth year as the Head Football Coach at West Virginia State University in 2020.  In 2017, his first year he led the Yellow Jackets to their first winning season in over a decade.  The Yellow Jacket offense is one of the top offenses in NCAA DII.  In this video Pennington illustrates his A-Gap Zone RPO.