Now seasoned veterans within the 4-2-5, Auggie Sanchez and Nigel Harris return to guide the Bull Shark unit once more in 2016.
As has been mentioned before, when now former defensive coordinator Tom Allen arrived from Ole Miss to Tampa in January of 2015, he brought with him the aggressive 4-2-5 base defense that would suit the athletic abilities of South Florida's defenders and counter the various spread offenses throughout the American Athletic Conference.
You can read about the nuances of what makes the 4-2-5 effective here, but a main focal point of the scheme is the ability of the Mike linebacker to serve as the leader of the front six (and the entire defense) while the Will linebacker (Stinger) roams the field causing disruption in a variety of assignments from blitzes to coverages.