Sentences with phrase «top rushing defense»

Alabama boasts the top rushing defense in the country, and Gallman struggled against the FBS» No. 2 unit when Boston College reduced him to a season - low 48 yards.

Not exact matches

Penn State's Saquon Barkley didn't quite finish as high as anticipated in the Heisman Trophy voting, but he's still a dynamic rusher — and return specialist — and will give the Huskies top - rated rush defense a tough task.

Like the Eagles, the Jaguars lean heavily on a powerful rushing attack and a top - rated defense.

He's been held to fewer than 4.4 yards per rush just once, against Boston College and the nation's top all - around defense.

MSU will now bring its top - ranked rush defense to Indianapolis to face Ohio State next week, and this one will be an all - out war in the trenches.

Even if the offense somehow doesn't finish in the top - 12 for rushing / passing, the defense alone should keep games close for us.

This year the Washington defense has allowed 67.1 rushing yards a game, second in the nation, and ranks in the top three in all other major categories, a principal reason why the second - ranked Huskies, who beat Washington State 56 - 21 last Saturday, finished their season 11 - 0 and are headed for a second straight Rose Bowl game.

More importantly, State will also be without their star quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, so I don't think they can exploit a horrific Louisville defense that ranks outside of the top 90 in both rushing S&P + and passing S&P +.

Meanwhile, the Iowa run defense grades out much better (4.1 yards per carry), which will help against a top 25 BC rushing offense.

Stuckey says: Two solid running backs will face off in Benny Snell and Justin Jackson, but the Northwestern defense is in a different class, ranking top 10 nationally in rush yards per attempt allowed (3.3), while Kentucky ranks 89th at 4.8 yards.

Stuckey says: It's tough to trust an FIU defense that ranks outside of the top 100 in both rushing S&P + and passing S&P +, but I expect a fully motivated bunch playing in Florida.

The defense, for their part, allowed far too many passes over the middle and couldn't muster a good pass rush until the game's final play; they gave up big plays, too, as both Raymon Taylor and Jourdan Lewis were beat for big gains over the top.

The fact that Atlanta boasts a top ten defense this year with minimal pass rush is a major success in and of itself.

The unit wound up ranking among the nation's top 11 in four important categories: scoring defense (14.8 points per game); rush defense (87.8 yards per game); pass efficiency defense; and sacks (38).

The game plan against Miami's top - ranked rushing defense largely relied on three - wide formations without a lead blocker for BenJarvus Green - Ellis.