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Temple Defense Is A Huge Early Test For The Cincinnati Bearcats

This video has sent shivers of concern down the spine of Bearcats everywhere. It should. The Owls were the 16th best defense in the country a year ago, according to Football Outsiders S&P+ rankings. They were fast, physical and borderline angelic when it came to preventing teams from scoring when they got into position. Last year, they allowed just 2.8 points per opponent trip into their 40-yard line, a top 10 rate. They were so, so, so good last year and they return basically everyone of note from last year's defense.