Way back when, before the football season started, Fresno State’s defensive coaches thought they would or could be rotating as many as 27 players onto the field during games.
There was depth, particularly in the back end. But due to injuries and attrition, they have been playing with a much smaller number and will again Saturday at Hawaii in a game between two-win teams looking for something to spark a winning streak at the end of the season.
For the Bulldogs, that could be a shift in how the reps for the 15 to 17 players who are expected to play are distributed, an effort to bolster a group that has struggled in the second half.