Once the quarterback hands the ball off cleanly to the halfback, what is his further responsibility???
If the halfback fumbles the ball within the reach of the QB, who happens to be the most influential all-encompassing turf QB there is, what is your recommendation, Chip:
(a) twiddle your thumbs?
(b) pull out your i-phone and get a text going for clarification on what to do next?
or (c) Pick your nose?
So coaches who coach their college LEADERS to be instantaneous decision-makers on the spur of the moment somehow can't manage to get their act together over a lengthy 8 or so year-period, eh?
“Once the quarterback hands the ball off cleanly to the halfback, what is his further responsibility??? “
Ironically, his responsibility is to carry out a fake.
Which Paterno did.