Stop the run … then have some fun.
That's the motto of USF's front-line defensive players — the linemen and the "B-backers,'' the position that's a hybrid between down lineman and linebacker.
Do the Bulls need to create more pressure on the quarterback and collect more sacks?
That's a given.
But there's only one way it happens.
"We have to earn the right to rush the quarterback and create havoc in the pocket,'' said Chad Creamer, the B-backer coach who also coordinates USF's special teams.
"It all starts on first down,'' said defensive line coach Kevin Patrick, who was an All-American at the position at thed University of Miami.