3-5-3

A Scheme to Stop High-Powered Offenses
by: Patrick Finley
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It seems like the phone never stops ringing at Georgia Military College. Since installing a new defense in 2001, the small college in Milledgeville, Ga., has become the de facto expert on the subject. And it seems that the more people hear about the 3-5-3 defensive scheme that they run, the more the phone keeps ringing, with coaches from high schools to colleges trying to find out GMC�s secret.

�I can�t begin to tell you how many phone calls and e-mails I�ve gotten about how to run the defense,� said GMC defensive coordinator Taylor Burks. �A lot of people seem to like it.�

�I would say that, since we started, between myself and the head coach, we�ve gotten at least 500 phone calls or e-mails. Probably more.�