With the Big Ten’s late start to the season, which begins next weekend, league defensive coordinators and assistants have watched as offenses have been decimating defenses in other conference's games.
Look no further than last Saturday’s matchup featuring No. 2 Alabama and Ole Miss in which the teams combined for 1,370 yards, a Southeastern Conference regulation-game record. Alabama’s 723 yards were second-most in program history – the Tide had 833 against Virginia Tech in 973 – while Ole Miss had 647 yards and converted 9-of-17 third downs and 4-of-4 fourth downs. Ole Miss currently has the nation’s No.