re: Most influential college football player last 30 years?

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I know it started before Cam Newton, but whoever was the QB/OC combo that got everyone in the shotgun formation. College offenses are almost exclusively running out of the shotgun now.

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can't remember if it was Spurrier and his QB Steve Walsh (one year before 93), but Spurrier had offenses built around the philosophy of west coast Don Air Coryell, who was a disciple of Sid Gillman

(Bill Walsh was floating around out there when Spurrier was a no-name backup at the 49'ers btw)

And ETA: no, this information does not make me old. I study history.