The Cougars are averaging just 79.0 yards per game on the ground through two games, the 118th mark in the 132-team Football Bowl Subdivision.
"We're going to be fine," Sitake said Monday. "I have a lot of confidence in our players and our coaches. When you evaluate everything, I think the job is to try to fix all the problems. But that's the game of football, problems happen. I feel really good about where we are right now as a team."
"We can make them react to what they're giving us," Sitake said, "or we can keep banging our heads against the wall and try to force it." "We can be better; let's not sugarcoat it," Sitake said. "But I like the stuff that we're doing. I like sacks as much as anybody, but I like interceptions more than sacks."Batty feigned disheartenment at Sitake's love of interceptions over sacks, cheekily saying "that's too bad" when asked about the quote.
But the 6-foot-5, 273-pound defensive end from Payson was all business about his own defensive front, which is allowing 2.4 yards per carry and 61.0 yards per game with just one rushing touchdown, a late score by SUU's Targhee Lambson on Saturday, with 10 tackles for loss. The Razorbacks will be without standout running back Raheim "Rocket" Sanders due to a knee injury. The 6-foot-2, 243-pound back from Rockledge, Florida, averaged 11.7 yards per carry for 175 yards and two touchdownsthat included 367 passing yards and a career-best five touchdowns from quarterback KJ Jefferson.
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