With an entirely new defensive staff and an abundance of incoming transfers, Miami’s defense has been praised by those involved within the program as the team heads towards an important year on that side of the ball.
“I can definitely say I’ve never played on a [defensive line] so deep before,” senior Jacob Lichtenstein said. “We are all really progressing and pushing each other to get better.”
Last season, Miami struggled to put offensive players on the turf and end plays. The tackling struggles were partly the reason why its defense allowed 28.4 points per game, ninth in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).