FSU Football: How ‘Noles offense can learn from Mixed Martial Arts
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU football needs to make some adjustments on offense. We discuss how Walt Bell’s love for MMA could be the key to it all.
FSU football looked like a semblance of an offense Saturday with James Blackman in at quarterback for his first start of the season.
It was also the first time this season FSU offensive coordinator Walt Bell took over play calling duties from head coach Willie Taggart. It was Taggart’s decision to do so and he should be commended for it.
If you follow Coach Bell you’d know he’s a huge mixed martial arts (MMA) fan. If you don’t know what MMA is, it’s the blend of multiple martial arts to be the most efficient fighter possible. I covered MMA for near a decade prior to cover FSU sports.
Essentially, there is no style per se and the well rounded fighter can adapt to anything that happens in the fight.
However, back in the early days the fighters had set styles that limited what they could do. If a karate guy was taken down by a wrestler it was over for him. If a jiu-jitsu player couldn’t get the fight to the ground he would get pummeled and same for the wrestler.
Let’s tie MMA and the Gulf Coast Offense together.