Doc, Don't know where I got the verbeage Trigger from, but it's commonly called the Pistol offense. This was developed in 2005 by Nevada Hall of Fame coach Ault who came back to coach after a 10 year hiatus as AD. The Pistol is a mini shotgun with the QB lining up 4-5 yards behind center and 1 or more running backs lining up a yard or so behind the QB. It's the old single wing from the leather head days. One advantage is that the team can equally run and throw from that formation so it can keep a defense on it's heels. The other advantage is that it allows better use of the teams personel particularly running backs. Under a shotgun formation, a North/South running back is useless as he gets no head of steam, often encountering tacklers before the LOS. Under the pistol, they can run an I back. Nevada is the last and only roadblock that can prevent Boise State from an automatic lock on a BCS game. I think that would be of interest to ND fans, particularly if they lose to USC. I watched the Nevada/Northwestern game and thought it was effective. I'm curious to see if this offense will will catch on and change the landscape of college football. It's interesting to say the least. http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=7038&change_well_id=2