I just saw a quick stat on ESPN's bottom line which I thought was a bit misleading. It said that we average more russing yards per game than any other team in the MW, which is true. THough it also said that we give up more rushing yards than any other team which is technically true I guess, but it insinuates that Jeanty will tear us up.
When the truth is that we did a better jog against Jeanty than any other team by a large margin. ONly against Portland State that he had fewer years, but he only had 11 carries in a blow out win.
Lowest Yard per carry against us
Shortest longest run, by a large margin
All of this with the 3rd most carries in all of his games.
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Personally I don't think we need to do better than that. I just think we need to stop Madsen from his scrambles and to play better in passing situations from reducing the easy throws, more pressure on the QB, and of course limiting his runs on scrambles. Turnovers would be nice too. Do that and limit Jeanty in a similar fashion to game 1 and we win.
When the truth is that we did a better jog against Jeanty than any other team by a large margin. ONly against Portland State that he had fewer years, but he only had 11 carries in a blow out win.
Lowest Yard per carry against us
Shortest longest run, by a large margin
All of this with the 3rd most carries in all of his games.
Ashton Jeanty 2024 Stats per Game - NCAAF - ESPN
The 2024 NCAAF season stats per game for Ashton Jeanty of the Boise State Broncos on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and postseason.
Personally I don't think we need to do better than that. I just think we need to stop Madsen from his scrambles and to play better in passing situations from reducing the easy throws, more pressure on the QB, and of course limiting his runs on scrambles. Turnovers would be nice too. Do that and limit Jeanty in a similar fashion to game 1 and we win.
