All Florida Atlantic defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni wants is consistency.
Bellantoni has already demanded that his players improve their tackling and be more accountable in their gaps. He's asked for more efficient routes to the football. He's harped on better execution from a defense that lists 13 freshmen or sophomores in its two-deep depth chart.
The result has been a defense that ranks in the bottom 20 teams nationally in scoring defense, total defense, rush defense and pass defense. All four figures are on pace to be the worst in FAU program history.
Florida Atlantic (1-7, 0-4 Conference USA) travels to Rice (1-7, 0-5) on Saturday afternoon looking to snap a seven-game losing streak.