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College football defensive stop rate ahead of Week 10

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When Deion Sanders needed a new defensive coordinator back in January, he looked to the NFL and leaned on peers he trusts. They pointed him in the direction of a 38-year-old coach who'd never been a DC anywhere but had the potential to be just what Colorado needed.

Ten months later, it's hard not to be impressed by what Robert Livingston is achieving in Boulder. Under his leadership, the Buffaloes have one of college football's most improved defenses. Just look at their stop rate.

What is stop rate? It's a basic measurement of success: the percentage of a defense's drives that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs.