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Gordon Sammis

2 career stops · 1,712 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.

Balanced attack

49% run / 51% pass over 1,712 plays (2020–2025).

3rd & Medium: throws it

80% pass — 30pp more pass-oriented than the 51% career average (82 plays).

Garbage Time: runs it

62% run — 12pp run-heavier than the 49% career average (104 plays).

Goal Line: runs it

59% run — 9pp run-heavier than the 49% career average (119 plays).

Career timeline

TCUBig 12
2026–present
UConnFBS Independent
2024–2025

Overall split

49.4%

Run

50.6%

Pass

49.2%

Success rate

1,712 plays

2-min pass %

56.3%

n=245

47% success

After big gain

54.4% run

n=215

53% success

After sack

46.2% pass

n=26

31% success

Inside opp. 40

51.9% run

n=592

49% success

Middle 8

55.5% pass

n=312

50% 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.

3rd & Longpasses 76%
When Trailing Bigpasses 62%
Red zone (11–20 yds)runs 58%
2-Minute Drillpasses 56%
After Big Gainruns 54%
Overall Tendencypasses 51%

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)

27.2s

Avg pace

30.0s

Median

By score state

Up Big
29.0sn=326
Up Close
29.6sn=238
Tied
27.1sn=192
Down Big
24.3sn=118
Down Close
24.0sn=245

Explosive plays

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

8.3%

Rush explosive

17.3%

Pass explosive

12.8%

Overall

1,712 plays

Opening script: scripted drives

Run/pass split on opening drives by half

1st Half Opening Drive
51% pass+0.233 EPAn=146
2nd Half Opening Drive
52% run+0.441 EPAn=163