Washington State defensive coordinator Alex Grinch does not dispute the fact that on paper, his defense has looked vulnerable against running quarterbacks.
Oregon State’s Seth Collins reeled off 124 yards on the ground against the Cougars, Arizona’s Jerrard Randall had 105 rushing yards and Stanford’s Kevin Hogan managed 112 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the Cardinal’s win in Pullman last week.
So are the Cougars (5-3, 3-2 Pac-12) in trouble this week when they host Arizona State?
Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici isn’t a run-first guy, but he has four rushing touchdowns this season and is responsible for three of the Sun Devils’ four longest touchdown runs this year.