STILLWATER, OK - SEPTEMBER 7: Running back J'Cobi Skinner #34 of the McNeese State Cowboys gets taken down by safety Malcolm Rodriguez #20, defensive end Tyler Lacy #89, safety Kolby Harvell-Peel #31, and linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga #11 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first quarter on September 7, 2019 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. OSU won 56-14. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
OSU’s defense has drastically improved over the past three seasons under the guidance of defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
From 2018 (Knowles’ first season in Stillwater) to 2019 and 2020, the defense has improved in points allowed and yards allowed per game.