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Cal’s got a brand new 3-4 defense, and it certainly marks a departure from the defense that we’ve been playing for the last few years. In this post, I’m going to look at how our new defense was set up to defend the run during the spring game. After an introduction to run defense in general, I’m going to talk about how our 2-gapping 3-4 is supposed to work, and then I’ll break down some plays from the Spring Game to show what benefits we’ve derived from making this switch, and what problems might arise as the season progresses.