I’m hoping IU crowds the line of scrimmage and makes Riley Leonard throw a bunch to beat them. Their WRs aren’t prolific by any means
Stop the run and make Riley throw it
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The write ups I have seen say he is a great runner.
Both QB run plays and scrambles. He was their second leading runner on the season.
Both QB run plays and scrambles. He was their second leading runner on the season.
Yeah. IMO, containing Riley is the single biggest key to the game. I think D will keep Love from any long gains -bend but not break. BUT can we disrupt and hurry Riley with an aggressive rush? I don't think so. He'll have ok time. But bigger is his scramble. If Riley extends 4 or more drives via 3rd down scrambles, we've got big problems.
I posted something like this on another thread. We need to force Them to throw when They don't want to. Get Them into 2nd and 8, 3rd and 6, and make them uncomfortable. Keep Riley in the pocket and make it difficult for Him to step up and pass comfortably or find running room. That means maintaining rush lanes and maybe having Walker spy Riley. I don't think their receivers can beat our DB's consistently one on one, So We should be able to blitz or use other packages on passing downs.
My hope is we can throw a stout defense at them that they haven’t seen all year and throw them out of rhythm. We’ve been great against the run and I don’t expect that to change in this game.
Bend don’t break and force them to go on 4th downs. They have a subpar kicker. This is the game we can stop them on downs. We aren’t going to stop all 3 backs. If IU gets a lead on them it makes the game way different for them.
ND's receivers are just OK, TE is good and came back from an injury to play late in the season. RB Love is the real deal...strong, fast and Price is pretty good also.
Make ND throw the ball and keep a "spy" on Leonard. ND will call some RPO's and QB draws for Leonard.
ND's defense is solid across the board.
High of 32, low of 20 with a chance of snow Friday morning.
Make ND throw the ball and keep a "spy" on Leonard. ND will call some RPO's and QB draws for Leonard.
ND's defense is solid across the board.
High of 32, low of 20 with a chance of snow Friday morning.
6-7 in the box to stop run, plus a spy on the QB. Make Leonard and ND receivers make some throws down field. Hopefully can keep them in a lot of 3rd/longs. D and O need to stay on schedule.
We need the offense to help out the D by sustaining drives and not turning the ball over. The 11 deep on D can play with anyone, but high end depth is the issue and gets exposed when they are stuck on the field. Move the chains and keep the clock rolling. That’s the key.
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