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Baylor · Big 12

Jake Spavital

2 career stops · 4,167 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

46% run / 54% pass over 4,167 plays (2020–2025).

3rd & Very Long: throws it

78% pass — 24pp more pass-oriented than the 54% career average (228 plays).

Garbage Time: runs it

63% run — 17pp run-heavier than the 46% career average (256 plays).

Goal Line: runs it

59% run — 13pp run-heavier than the 46% career average (227 plays).

Career timeline

BaylorBig 12
2024–present
Texas StateSun Belt
2020–2022

Overall split

46.1%

Run

53.9%

Pass

46.9%

Success rate

4,167 plays

2-min pass %

62.8%

n=556

48% success

After big gain

46.7% run

n=473

49% success

After sack

57.1% pass

n=105

41% success

Inside opp. 40

48.8% run

n=1314

46% success

Middle 8

61.6% pass

n=685

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.

3rd & Longpasses 70%
2-Minute Drillpasses 63%
When Trailing Bigpasses 57%
After Sackpasses 57%
Overall Tendencypasses 54%
After Big Gainpasses 53%
Red zone (11–20 yds)runs 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)

24.8s

Avg pace

25.0s

Median

By score state

Up Big
27.6sn=299
Up Close
25.4sn=214
Tied
24.1sn=325
Down Big
23.7sn=561
Down Close
24.3sn=349

Explosive plays

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

6.3%

Rush explosive

16.1%

Pass explosive

11.6%

Overall

4,167 plays

Opening script: scripted drives

Run/pass split on opening drives by half

1st Half Opening Drive
56% pass+0.213 EPAn=358
2nd Half Opening Drive
55% pass+0.221 EPAn=362