Godwin: USF defense 'built for games like this'

While watching Memphis amass 570 yards on 73 plays in Thursday night's 53-46 victory against Cincinnati, Bulls junior SS Nate Godwin never grimaced.

To the contrary, he grinned.

"I smiled," the Freedom High alumnus said, "because we're built for games like this."

USF's 4-2-5 alignment, installed by new coordinator Tom Allen specifically to neutralize spread-style offenses, gets arguably its most stringent test to date Friday against the Tigers. The Bulls have yet to face a wholesale spread system, but have been victimized by missed tackles, miscommunication and a lack of discipline to this point.

So why does Godwin, whose unit ranks 45th nationally (344.7 ypg) feel like the Bulls match up…