Veer
A typical play proceeds as follows (we will assume that this is an "outside veer" going to the right side out of the split-back formation): the quarterback takes the snap.
The split-back halfback on the right side, who in this situation is the "dive back," goes forward into the line to where the quarterback is and meets in an area called the "mesh point."
If the quarterback keeps the ball, he attempts to cut up the field with the opposite side halfback, who has been running right towards the dive back's original position.
The offense relies on the quarterback making the proper reads, turning up the field (if he decides to keep the ball) and gaining yardage.
[2] When an offensive system is devised for a team, the coach must take into account his players, so the veer can be applied to several situations.
The most effective methods of passing out of the Veer also places emphasis on the interior linemen's ability to "sell" the defense on a run block scheme.
A third component of the Veer that comes with some passing success is the ability to run trick-or-gadget plays to take advantage of overly anxious defensive backs and over-pursuing linebackers.
The veer offense was adopted by Jack Lengyel, the new head coach of the Marshall University Thundering Herd before the start of the 1971 season after the 1970 team was killed in a plane crash.
Head Coach Bob Ladouceur used this offense because of his undersized players, bringing the young program its first winning season.
The Patriots have run the veer since 1970, compiling a 575–52–6 record (through the end of the 2018 regular season) and winning 26 Louisiana State Championships under head coach John T. Curtis Jr.. College Park High School in The Woodlands, Texas, which opened in 2005, runs the Veer Triple Option under head coach Richard Carson.
The College Park Cavaliers, who went 9–2 in only their second Varsity season in Class 5A in 2007, featured Josh Parsons at quarterback and Running Backs D'Jeale Lyons and David Crittenden in the Triple Option Offense.
Other successful teams known to use the veer are the Kemmerer Rangers (Wyoming), which has won two state titles in the last three years; and the Baker County Wildcats (Florida) who went 10–2 and were 30th in the country.
Thomas County Central High of Thomasville, Georgia, under head coach Ed Pilcher, won AAA state titles in 5 of 6 seasons (1992–94, 1996–97) during the decade of the 1990s running the veer.
After the departure of Coach Ed Pilcher to region rival Bainbridge High School following the 2007 season, Thomas County Central High promoted long-time offensive coordinator Bill Shaver to the head coaching position, and the Yellow Jackets continue to use the Veer.
Graduates of Thomas County Central who have gone on to the NFL include Joe Burns, Paul Miranda, and more recently, Dontavia Bogan.
Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, IL has used the veer option under head coach Frank Lenti since 1984.
Acadiana High School in Scott Louisiana just outside of Lafayette has run the Veer since former head coach Bill Dotson installed it in 1974.
With most 5-A high schools running Pro-Style and Spread offenses the Wreckin' Rams continue to ground and pound behind the feared Veer Machine!
Yeoman's teams racked up thousands of yards on the ground and won four conference championships and 11 bowl games.
Paul Johnson's version of the Veer has been quite successful, putting together substantial yardage totals against nearly every team encountering this offense.
With the most decorated player in college football at the helm, Richard Ritchie, a wizard with the Veer, dominating play, running up scores such as 77-7, beating D1 University of Hawaii in their opening game at Aloha Stadium, then returning the next year to trounce them again.
