San Diego State, known for defensive toughness, has slipped in 2023 by allowing big plays and failing to get off the field in key moments
We interrupt this turbulent and unraveling San Diego State football season to consider a college head-scratcher in the place that produced Fred Dryer, Willie Buchanon and the defensive schemes of Rocky Long. The Aztecs' defense is ... not good. There's a reason that does not roll comfortably off the tongue. San Diego State built a defensive pedigree for so long — popping pads and unbuckling chin straps so often — that the NCAA statistics seem to be misprints.
Opponents are converting third downs 41.5 percent of the time, No. 89 nationally. In 2021, San Diego State was No. 2 in rushing yards allowed per game. Now? Ninety spots lower. Full-on nose dive. It's not just a clinical dissection of statistics. It's a feeling, from the first whistle. Other teams used to dread trying to run against the Aztecs. It seemed like pedaling a bike into the side of a building. Teams became one dimensional. Easier to defend.
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