Fresno State through six football games has protected its quarterback and not allowed many tackles for loss. The Bulldogs are ranked first in the Mountain West in both of those statistical categories, allowing just 4.0 sacks and 23.0 TFLs. Those numbers play nationally, as well, each tied for fourth in the FBS.
But they have had difficulty rushing the football consistently, more so in matchups against teams that play a 3-4 or a 3-3-5 defensive alignment.
At UCLA, a 3-4 team, the Bulldogs rushed for 150 yards, but it took 52 plays to get there; they averaged 2.