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Brennan Marion

2 career stops · 1,819 offensive plays tracked

His biggest splits

Situations where his run/pass mix moves furthest from his own career average. Picked automatically, so the most extreme splits rise to the top; small samples overstate them. Descriptive, not a prediction.

Run-first offense

58% run rate over 1,819 plays (2020–2025).

3rd & Very Long: throws it

80% pass — 38pp more pass-oriented than the 42% career average (89 plays).

Garbage Time: runs it

75% run — 16pp run-heavier than the 58% career average (106 plays).

Goal Line: runs it

74% run — 16pp run-heavier than the 58% career average (152 plays).

Career timeline

ColoradoBig 12
2026–present
UNLVMountain West
2023–2024

Overall split

58.4%

Run

41.6%

Pass

49.1%

Success rate

1,819 plays

2-min pass %

50.2%

n=233

46% success

After big gain

69.3% run

n=218

52% success

After sack

46.8% pass

n=47

45% success

Inside opp. 40

63.5% run

n=688

48% success

Middle 8

50.7% pass

n=345

46% success

Historical run/pass imbalance

How far each split sits from 50/50 across this coach's career. Descriptive only, not evaluated as a prediction.

After Big Gainruns 69%
3rd & Longpasses 67%
Red zone (11–20 yds)runs 65%
Overall Tendencyruns 58%
When Trailing Bigpasses 56%
After Sackruns 53%
2-Minute Drillpasses 50%

Run / Pass by Down

3rd Down by Distance

Run / Pass by Field Zone

EPA by Down

Game script: how play-calling shifts by score

Run% and pass% as the score differential changes (left = winning big, right = losing big)

Year-over-Year Evolution

EPA per play

Situational Context

Post-Event Tendencies

Drive Opener by Zone

Advanced analytics

Tempo: pace of play

Average seconds between plays (lower = faster tempo)

28.1s

Avg pace

30.0s

Median

By score state

Up Big
30.1sn=270
Up Close
26.9sn=181
Tied
27.3sn=102
Down Big
27.3sn=181
Down Close
27.4sn=170

Explosive plays

Rushes 15+ yards and passes 15+ yards as a percentage of total plays

8.2%

Rush explosive

18.1%

Pass explosive

12.3%

Overall

1,819 plays

Opening script: scripted drives

Run/pass split on opening drives by half

1st Half Opening Drive
56% run+0.364 EPAn=133
2nd Half Opening Drive
50% pass+0.309 EPAn=175