OC Tendencies · nektarinsights.com/octendencies · CFBD API 2020–2025
Kevin McGiven
Utah · Big 12
Utah · Big 12
Kevin McGiven
5 career stops · 3,633 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
44% run / 56% pass over 3,633 plays (2020–2025).
3rd & Long: throws it
84% pass — 28pp more pass-oriented than the 56% career average (141 plays).
Goal Line: runs it
61% run — 16pp run-heavier than the 44% career average (265 plays).
Up Big: runs it
58% run — 13pp run-heavier than the 44% career average (698 plays).
Self-scout: his most one-sided splits
The three situations where his run/pass split sits furthest from 50/50 (2020–2025, 30+ plays each). Some of this is normal for the situation: every offense passes a lot on 3rd and long. Descriptive, not a prediction.
3rd & Long
passes 84%After Sack
passes 69%When Trailing Big
passes 66%Career timeline
Overall split
44.4%
Run
55.6%
Pass
47.7%
Success rate
3,633 plays
2-min pass %
57.4%
n=418
45% success
After big gain
51.7% run
n=491
52% success
After sack
68.8% pass
n=125
29% success
Inside opp. 40
50.0% run
n=1259
47% success
Middle 8
58.3% pass
n=568
49% 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.
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)
28.5s
Avg pace
31.1s
Median
By score state
Explosive plays
Rushes 15+ yards and passes 15+ yards as a percentage of total plays
9.3%
Rush explosive
17.5%
Pass explosive
13.9%
Overall
3,633 plays
Opening script: scripted drives
Run/pass split on opening drives by half