offense
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Golesh took turns on offense and defense, fascinated by the strategic challenges on each side of the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
By Golesh’s second season running the offense, they were 11-2, scoring an average of 46.1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Golesh particularly remembers going up against Texas Tech and their coach Mike Leach, a leading practitioner of the up-tempo “Air Raid” offense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The more difficult question of his legal sanity at the time of the offense will now be before the jury,” Rosenstock said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Coach Watts calls time-out and is now screaming at his starters about running an offense.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Although McDaniel’s offenses usually feature eye-popping aerial attacks, he also loves to run the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Due to the gravity of the offenses, the location where they were perpetrated, and the fact that he was already out on two separate bonds, Poland initially set his new bond at $1.25 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
While he wore the headset in Oxford, Kiffin built one of the SEC’s most devastating offenses, piling up 37.3 points per game and transforming an unknown backup quarterback into a Heisman trophy candidate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
British prosecutors said Saturday the brothers are facing a total of 59 charges for alleged offenses that took place between 2010 and 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The consequences for minor offenses like being late to class or not participating were stupid—they wanted me to write an essay—so I took another day off school and Bingo!
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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