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per the Daily:
There was one number that stood out to defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel after the season opener: 14.
The Gophers had a total of 14 quarterback hits against Oregon State, Sawvel said. He estimates that the Gophers averaged around 4.5 a game last year.
Overall, the defense ended the day with two turnovers and four sacks. All came from the defensive line.
“If the quarterback could throw with a halo around him, then we’re not providing enough pressure,” Sawvel said. “If the halo bursts on him and things are near him, then we’ve got chances to disrupt things and make the ball come out a lot quicker, and that was really the positive of the first game. They couldn’t hold the ball, [and] if they held the ball, [the quarterback] was going to get hit.”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2016/09/defensive-line-excels-behind-performance-from-true-freshman
Go Gophers!!
There was one number that stood out to defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel after the season opener: 14.
The Gophers had a total of 14 quarterback hits against Oregon State, Sawvel said. He estimates that the Gophers averaged around 4.5 a game last year.
Overall, the defense ended the day with two turnovers and four sacks. All came from the defensive line.
“If the quarterback could throw with a halo around him, then we’re not providing enough pressure,” Sawvel said. “If the halo bursts on him and things are near him, then we’ve got chances to disrupt things and make the ball come out a lot quicker, and that was really the positive of the first game. They couldn’t hold the ball, [and] if they held the ball, [the quarterback] was going to get hit.”
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2016/09/defensive-line-excels-behind-performance-from-true-freshman
Go Gophers!!