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Even without star safety Andre Cisco, Syracuse’s defense added five turnovers to its FBS-leading 10 in Saturday’s 37-20 win over Georgia Tech.
Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week Trill Williams, as well as Ja’Had Carter, Rob Hanna and Josh Black, all came up with interceptions, and linebacker Steve Linton recovered a fumble. But the impetus of most of the turnovers began with its pass rush.
In this week’s film review, here’s how Syracuse turned the Yellow Jackets over:
Blitz beats the read-option
Against a read-option look, Syracuse brings six rushers with a middle blitz to stuff a run.