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While both teams possess excellent defenses, their rushing attacks are well-equipped to take advantage of their opponents' weaknesses.
Michigan's direct rushing attack will take on a Michigan State line that struggles with allowing short gains 58th in rushing success rate allowed; 47th in line yards per carry allowed. Meanwhile, the Spartans will attempt to break the game open with big plays against a Wolverines defense which has faced problems stopping explosive plays 55th in overall explosiveness allowed; 53rd in rushing explosiveness allowed. In a duel that could decide the Big Ten East, both teams are talented across the board, but a shootout in East Lansing could be in the cards.
Iowa enters this game , still controlling their destiny to win the Big Ten West, and likely in position to make the playoff if they win out. The Hawkeyes are in an excellent position even after their disheartening loss to Purdue, but the team that has put together that excellent record has rarely looked the same from one week to the next. At times, Iowa is dominant, beating Indiana and Maryland —but in other games, they look like a disaster waiting to happen, as in a nailbiting win over Colorado State and that upset by the Boilermakers.
Their winning formula is strange to say the least: an elite defense, a dreadful offense, and incredible special teams play. Wisconsin makes an interesting comparison, as the Badgers have been very similar by most metrics, but are languishing in the middle of the conference with a record. It's hard to know what to make of this team, too, with relatively close losses to ranked Penn State, Notre Dame, and Michigan teams.
While they have bounced back from a rough start, the flaws that those opponents exploited are still apparent. Like Iowa, the Badgers rely on a rock-solid defense to overcome their offense's weaknesses particularly in the passing game. Though these foes look similar at a glance, however, there are some key differences that will define this pivotal matchup.
While Iowa's Spencer Petras 6. Petras, when he has a clean pocket and can get a pass off, has actually been alright—but he hasn't had that luxury often. The Hawkeyes have allowed a 7. While Iowa produces well on successful plays, ranking 49th in explosiveness, too many passes either fall incomplete or never get thrown at all. By comparison, Mertz has more or less the opposite problem.
The Wisconsin passer is reasonably accurate; But Mertz has captained the least explosive passing offense in all of college football, bar none. Without a significant deep threat through the air, Wisconsin has stayed on schedule well facing passing downs only Due to their struggles on converting third downs Neither of these defenses are likely to provide a pick-me-up game for their opposing quarterbacks, which seems likely to result in a low-scoring slugfest. Iowa will deploy a fundamentally fantastic unit that does almost everything well, but particularly excels at creating havoc in the backfield 8.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin sends out a lineup that leads the nation in line yards per carry allowed 1. These groups are the fundamental reason behind both teams' success thus far, and they're expected to prove key to this game as well. Will either team be able to find an edge on offense? In a defensive duel, any points will be precious, and the result will probably come down to whichever team creates and capitalizes on scoring opportunities more.
Iowa, while not exactly excellent in either aspect, has generally taken more advantage than Wisconsin, in large part due to avoiding turnovers and generally settling for points or punts on fourth down. Still, it's hard to say for sure whether that will be enough for the Hawkeyes to come out on top in a classic Big Ten clash.
Both defenses will be out in full force as these rivals duke it out with a division title potentially on the line. With Baylor soaring back to the top of the Big 12 after a near-complete collapse in , it's easy to assume that these Bears are similar to the ones that made the conference championship game two years ago. But with the coaching transition from Matt Rhule to Dave Aranda, Baylor's profile has shifted dramatically.
Where the team was led by its passing—which made up Baylor has run on The Bears' rushing performance ranks seventh in EPA per play and sixth in explosiveness, and in their most recent game, a yard, four-touchdown day from their running backs helped deliver a comfortable win over BYU. Under the guidance of offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes, hired from BYU over the offseason, the Bears have pushed physicality in the run game.
Abram Smith yards, 7. Trestan Ebner yards, 6. This philosophy extends to the rest of the offense, too. Every player on the offensive line towers at least 6-foot-2 and weighs at least pounds, again matching NFL averages better than college ones. This physical advantage has helped Baylor piece together one of college football's best lines: the Bears rank 23rd in line yards per carry, 12th in sack rate allowed, and fourth in opportunity rate.
Thanks to that performance, the rushing corps has been more efficient 5. This bruising lineup will look to lead a crucial victory against Texas, whose defense has struggled to stop opposing offenses this season.
Through four Big 12 games, the Longhorns have yet to hold an opponent under 27 points, and they have allowed three different foes to put up at least yards and 7. The run defense has come through at times, but their best-rushing opponents Arkansas and Oklahoma combined for yards, 7. When it comes to raw size, the Longhorns' line is a bit of a mixed bag, too: nose tackle Keondre Coburn is one of the most imposing linemen in football, but edge Alfred Collins and defensive tackle Moro Ojomo are par for the course at their position, and it shows in the line's stats.
Power runs—third-and-short or fourth-and-short rushes—depend more on physical play at the line than any other play in the game, and Texas allows a The defense does have some heavy hitters, such as linebackers Demarvion Overshown 56 tackles, four tackles for loss and Luke Brockermeyer 54 tackles, five tackles for loss , but most of them lurk further from the line of scrimmage.
What the Longhorns lack in defensive might, however, they make up for on the other side of the ball. The Texas offensive line is among the best in the nation, averaging 3. The rushing attack has several unheralded stars, but the bulk of the carries and the praise rightfully go to Heisman contender Bijan Robinson, who has put up 1, total yards, 6. Robinson's heavy workload has been the only problem for Texas on the ground, arguably leading to some second-half struggles, but with the Longhorns seeking to prioritize secondary rushers such as Roschon Johnson yards, 6.
To pull off an upset in Waco, they'll have to. As Ole Miss reaches the end of a daunting five-game stretch—which previously featured visits to Alabama and Tennessee and home games against Arkansas and LSU—their all-world offense prepares to tangle with a fascinating, hot-and-cold Auburn defense.
The Tigers, unlike the Rebels, still control their destiny in the SEC West, but to win the division, they'll need to claim tough victories against both Ole Miss and Alabama. Handling those high-powered offenses is a tall task, and while Auburn has shown flashes of potential on defense, their stretch run will demand that they display their improvement against two of college football's finest.
Where the Tigers excel defensively, and where they can stack up against those superb offenses, is in preventing explosive plays, particularly explosive passes. Auburn has allowed just 1. Their harrowing defensive line, holding opponents to 2. The Tigers haven't converted this shutdown performance into an all-around elite defense, however, because they bleed yardage when they get into favorable situations. If a basketball coach takes more threes, sometimes his team will miss them.
Last year, Aranda foolishly punted from the Texas I, and most of you, excoriated him for that decision. Aranda quickly admitted that was wrong. Then he decided to get more aggressive. Even up at the half yard line, Aranda could have sent the field goal out to make it a three score game with left.
The Bears need to be able to gain one yard in back-to-back plays. Smith took it in to make it Or in a fitting tribute to the Final Four:. I can confirm that Baylor is indeed Fetty Wapping Houston pic. Doyle caught a touchdown pass and ran one in as a fullback. At Oklahoma State, Abram Smith credited him for freeing up a hole for a long touchdown.
In the fourth quarter he picked up a sack one of five for Baylor on the day to put BYU at 3rd and The Cougars settled for a field goal after. I was impressed by Doyle when he met with the media following the loss in Stillwater.
He was solemn, but understood where the Bears needed to improve. They have. Smith finished with yards on 27 carries and added three rushing touchdowns. What makes Abram special is very similar to what makes Breece Hall great they are different in many other ways but similar in this : his feet move in sync with his eyes.
No wasted steps.
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