After 10 years of urging from his assistants, Paterno employed the shotgun offense.

Gene Ronzani's football genius originated such formations as the double-wing, the shotgun offenses and the umbrella defense.

The Falcons used him mostly in their shotgun offense as a blocker and also a receiver out of the backfield.

Their fans, like hometown fans in most domes, make so much noise that opponents often must abandon the shotgun offense because players cannot hear signals.

Berlin, though, caught fire as the team switched to a shotgun offense and rallied Miami to 28 unanswered points.

Though he is solid at 180 pounds, he will get little work with the Giants at running back except for third down in the shotgun offense.

West Virginia, using a shotgun offense under its first-year coach, Rich Rodriguez, fell to 2-5 (0-3).

Was it the potential game-tying score or one last blank fired from the Jets' shotgun offense?

For the first time in Noll's tenure, Pittsburgh will employ a shotgun offense.