Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall torched the SEC's
worst rushing defense, Tennessee, for 214 yards on th... more
New blood on defensive line (including five J.C. transfers) can't help but help nation's
worst rushing defense
If you deduct the one 70 yard run he somehow managed (the longest of his career) and the 127 yards he ran for against the Redskins (
the worst rushing defense in the league) his average was actually quite pedestrian..
This week he faces the Chargers, who currently sport the third
worst rushing defense in the league.
Not exact matches
If he's even 80 percent, that's
bad news for a UCF team that ranks just 67th in the FBS in
rushing defense.
On
defense, a pass
rush that was supposed to be among the league's elite has
badly underachieved with just nine sacks in six games.
Offensive breakout notwithstanding, there are still major concerns about Dom Capers» defensive unit, which, going into this game, was
worst in the NFL in
rush defense (176 yards per game).
With the signing of a Pro Bowl center, RT tackle is still a need, but not as
bad as reconstructing the Chargers» horrible
rush defense.
The Jaguars»
rushing defense ranked seventh, but its two
worst days came against the Titans (177 and 148 yards).