Who Is Jock Sutherland?

by: Eric Kiner
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Full games would go by and not a single pass would be thrown at the University of Pittsburgh. That is, when Jock Sutherland was the head coach. That is the brand of football he sold.

As a well-known critic of the passing game, he instituted a single wing offense that perfectly matched his personality. His teams won their battles in a cloud of dust, pounding opponents into the ground with the running game.

In 1919, Dr. John Bain Sutherland began his coaching career at Lafayette College in Pittsburgh. By 1921 he had already given the school a team that went undefeated and was considered by many as the best in the nation.

Sutherland grabbed the reigns at the University ....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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