Teams had no problem stopping Minnesota's feeble running attack . . . until they faced the vaunted USC defense.
Power conference opponents:
Opponent yards rushing (yards per rush)vs. North Carolina 79 (2.4)
vs. Iowa 79 (3.8)
vs. Michigan 38 (1.5)
vs. USC 193 (4.8)
In fact, USC is #102 in the nation in yards per rush defense (5.0). Guess what? UCLA is #27 (3.4). Maybe the Trojans should hire Malloe to help them improve their rushing defense.
Also, USC is #109 in the nation is sacks per game. Where are those brillint defensive schemes that produced so many sacks for UCLA last season? Maybe they should have given Latu the $2 million to stay in school and transfer to USC.