Sanford Talks Cards’ Offense

One of the hot topics amongst Louisville football fans is what kind of offense to expect from the Cards under new offensive coordinator Mike Sanford. Outside of the installation of a spread offense, there has not been a whole lot known about what the Cards will run this year. Welp, we’re in luck because Sanford recently spoke with UofLSports.com about the offense he plans to have, what to expect from his offenses, and many other things. Here are some highlights:

On what he wants his offense to look like?

“What I want us to be, is an exciting offense that scores points, and doesn’t make mistakes. I want an offense that protects the football and moves the ball down the field and scores. I want to be good in the red zone; you have to be good in the red zone if you are going to be a good offense. We have to have explosion plays, which are big runs and big passes. Those are the things I want to see happen.”

Despite running a spread offensive scheme, what does he want to do offensively?

“Ideally, I want to be a good running team. I want to run the football. We need to be good at running the football. We want to be balanced, but we have to be good on first down. We need to be more in the direction of a running team, but I still say I want to be balanced. When I was at Utah, we led the nation in offense, but we were 10th or 11th in rushing, and right about the same in pass. I want to be a good running football team”

On the quarterback situation.

“We have play three guys who have played games and have experience. We have two seniors who are good football players. You have Adam Froman, who is a good athlete and was involved in the spread in junior college. He is comfortable in it. We also have Justin Burke, an intelligent guy who also fits in with what we are doing offensively. We also have Will Stein who has a huge heart and plays hard. He thinks he can conquer the world. He overcomes his physical stature.”

Overall, it was a good interview with Sanford. The articles also has quotes from him about the receiver position and offensive line. I recommend it for anyone wanting to gain a little insight about the Cards’ offense.