SPOKANE — Red zone was the focus of Day 5 of spring ball for Washington State and throughout the various red zone team periods, the term “four-point plays” was getting tossed around by the coaching staff and by general manager Brad Larrondo, who was narrating practice. But what exactly does that mean?
A touchdown is seven points, presuming a made PAT. A field goal is three points. If you can’t convert in the red zone, you are leaving four points on the board, something that can often lead to defeats.
“It was just something we really emphasized even going back to whether it’s Fresno State or Missouri,” Kirby Moore said. “Sometimes you can outgain someone by 100 or 200 yards. But if you don’t convert on third-and-goal on the eight-yard-line, you’re kicking a field goal…