CORAL GABLES — Close observers of the Hurricanes’ offense this year might notice that Miami has frequently lined up in tight formations.

Although the trend in college football for years has been to spread the field to create space for skilled playmakers , condensing the field with tighter formations has its advantages, as well.

“I think there’s advantages of both,” UM offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said. “And I think mixing it up well is really good, getting in different formations, getting in different personnel groupings.”

Dawson said running tight formations offers a few different perks. It helps when blocking safeties in the running game, and he can call “really cool” play-action passes.

“It limits what the defense can do coverage-wise,” Dawson said. “If you look at those s

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