MNVCGUY
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Not sure the lackluster special teams had anything to do with the yards per rush. Gophs were #102 in rushing defense, and only three teams had worse average yards per rush.
The first two games of the year REALLY skewed this stat. We gave up close to 10 yards per rush in those two. It wasn't great over the remainder of the games but it was far better than those first two games.
Nobody would argue that the defense played well last year, but they did show lots of signs of improvement as the season went on. With a full off season, spring ball, and fall camp, combined with nearly the full unit coming back along with some key transfers....I like our chances of having a solid defense this fall.