In this week’s edition of the #FreeMalik Files, we’re going to take a look at how the sophomore superstud was able to turn in a high-impact performance against Notre Dame - thanks, in part, to the unexpected deployment of another position.
Charlie Strong and Vance Bedford have traditionally used the Fox position as a combination stand-up rusher, twisting blitzer and curl/flat coverage player during their time at Louisville and their first two seasons in Austin. You tended to see the Fox either standing up on the end of the LOS or in one of the outside spots in a stacked 3-3 look, and he’d attack in various ways from there.