trailing halfback. It was run with great success by Darrell Royal's Texas teams, Barry Switzer's Oklahoma teams, Woody Hayes' Ohio State teams, and Paul "Bear" Bryant's teams of the 1970s. This formation required a talented, running quarterback. It fell out of favor because well-coached, physical defenses can stop the option and the wishbone is a poor passing formation. See also Notre Dame Box Split-T References Bibliography Bible, Dana X., Championship Football, Prentice-Hall, 1947. Daly, Dan, National Forgotten League, University of Nebraska Press, 2012. Faurot, Dan, Secrets of the "Split T" Formation, Prentice-Hall, 1950. Yost, Fielding Harris, Football for Player and Spectator, University Publishing Company, 1905. Further reading American football formations