LEWISTON, Idaho — In the first year of the Alex Grinch regime, the Washington State defensive coordinator’s mantra – or perhaps, directive – for his squad was that they needed to get two takeaways per game.
Actually, according to cornerback Darrien Molton, Grinch conducted his own unofficial study in the preseason to see whether turnovers forced would be proportional to wins. The results proved prophetic.
“Everything Grinch says is completely true because like last year, before the season even started, he said he wanted 24 takeaways and that he did a study and 24 takeaways equals nine wins,” Molton said.