Nate Woody knows how to coach a defense. This much we know because of his steady rise through the coaching ranks with a venerable 28-year coaching career in D1 football, starting at Wofford, continuing to Appalachian State, and now at Georgia Tech. Woody preaches an aggressive version of the 3-4 defense, a foil to former defensive coordinator Ted Roof’s cushiony 4-2-5 that Yellow Jackets fans have become desensitized to over the last few years. Under Woody, CBs turn into ballhawks, LBs and DEs become mobile fumble generating machines, and DTs evolve into ball-carrier-seeking missiles. In his last year at App State, Woody and his defense forced opposing offenses into mistakes, ranking 17th overall nationally in turnovers generated.
What if Woody’s defense doesn’t fit?
