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Notebook: Lineman Haughton scores on trick play
By Bobby La Gesse
Date Posted: 2009-11-21
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads made the most of his one offensive play.
Rhoads had the Cyclones install a tackle eligible play this week and used it to get Scott Haughton ISU’s first touchdown for an offensive lineman since 1992.
“That’s the one play they allow me to call all year,” Rhoads said.
As the Cyclone offense moved to the left on what appeared to be a rollout pass, Haughton fell back to the right side of the field. Quarterback Austen Arnaud lobbed the ball to Haughton, who rumbled 12 yards for a touchdown that tied Saturday’s game at 24-24.
“I was already kind of tired because we were in our hurry, hurry (offense),” Haughton said. “I was kind of tired and just took it easy.”
Rhoads said Haughton didn’t have to line up at the end of the line of scrimmage to catch the pass. As long as Haughton lined up behind the line of scrimmage he was eligible to catch the backwards pass.
“It felt really good,” Haughton said. “I did something for my team.”
Haughton’s touchdown wasn’t the only trick play ISU used on Saturday. Running back Alexander Robinson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jake Williams and ISU unsuccessfully tried a fake field goal in the first half.
Rhoads said the Cyclones didn’t plan on using so many gadget plays. Situations just arose throughout the game where he thought the plays would work.
“Every game we go into trying to have a fake punt,” Rhoads said. “Every game we go into trying to see if the fake field goal was there. They were both there in this game. Over the course of 12 games if they were there we were prepared to use them every single game, whether it was the first, the 12th or the sixth. It had nothing to do with getting win number seven.”
Offensive improvement not enough for Arnaud
ISU quarterback Austen Arnaud liked what the Cyclone offense did. They scored three touchdowns, moved the ball through the air and outplayed the Missouri defense for large stretches of the game.
He just thought ISU could have done more against the Tigers.
“We played well for the most part,” Arnaud said. “Too many turnovers on my part, things you can’t do to beat a tough Missouri team, an athletic Missouri team, and we didn’t sustain drives all day like we should have.”
Arnaud moving up the charts
By completing 28 passes against Missouri, Arnaud moved into third place on the all-time completions list. Arnaud, who now has 426, moved past Todd Bandhauer (404) and Seneca Wallace (411).
Bobby La Gesse can be reached at (515) 663-6929 or rlagesse@amestrib.com.
By Bobby La Gesse
Date Posted: 2009-11-21
Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads reacts after offensive lineman Scott Haughton (51) scored a touchdown to tie Saturday's game at 24-24. Missouri won 34-24.
Tribune photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar
Tribune photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads made the most of his one offensive play.
Rhoads had the Cyclones install a tackle eligible play this week and used it to get Scott Haughton ISU’s first touchdown for an offensive lineman since 1992.
“That’s the one play they allow me to call all year,” Rhoads said.
As the Cyclone offense moved to the left on what appeared to be a rollout pass, Haughton fell back to the right side of the field. Quarterback Austen Arnaud lobbed the ball to Haughton, who rumbled 12 yards for a touchdown that tied Saturday’s game at 24-24.
“I was already kind of tired because we were in our hurry, hurry (offense),” Haughton said. “I was kind of tired and just took it easy.”
Rhoads said Haughton didn’t have to line up at the end of the line of scrimmage to catch the pass. As long as Haughton lined up behind the line of scrimmage he was eligible to catch the backwards pass.
“It felt really good,” Haughton said. “I did something for my team.”
Haughton’s touchdown wasn’t the only trick play ISU used on Saturday. Running back Alexander Robinson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jake Williams and ISU unsuccessfully tried a fake field goal in the first half.
Rhoads said the Cyclones didn’t plan on using so many gadget plays. Situations just arose throughout the game where he thought the plays would work.
“Every game we go into trying to have a fake punt,” Rhoads said. “Every game we go into trying to see if the fake field goal was there. They were both there in this game. Over the course of 12 games if they were there we were prepared to use them every single game, whether it was the first, the 12th or the sixth. It had nothing to do with getting win number seven.”
Offensive improvement not enough for Arnaud
ISU quarterback Austen Arnaud liked what the Cyclone offense did. They scored three touchdowns, moved the ball through the air and outplayed the Missouri defense for large stretches of the game.
He just thought ISU could have done more against the Tigers.
“We played well for the most part,” Arnaud said. “Too many turnovers on my part, things you can’t do to beat a tough Missouri team, an athletic Missouri team, and we didn’t sustain drives all day like we should have.”
Arnaud moving up the charts
By completing 28 passes against Missouri, Arnaud moved into third place on the all-time completions list. Arnaud, who now has 426, moved past Todd Bandhauer (404) and Seneca Wallace (411).
Bobby La Gesse can be reached at (515) 663-6929 or rlagesse@amestrib.com.
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