Sport: Lessons in Razzle-Dazzle

The signal caller takes the snap from center, drops back as if to pass, then suddenly races downfield for a 16-yd. gain.

Moments later the opposing quarterback hands off to his halfback, then rolls down the sideline as an eligible receiver and hauls in a pass from the halfback for a surprise touchdown.

These vignettes are not from some dusty newsreel starring Red Grange or Jim Thorpe. They are examples of the old-fashioned razzle-dazzle that took place on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as college teams dusted off everything but the Statue of...

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