A day or two before Fresno State opened its football season against Incarnate Word, defensive coordinator Orlondo Steinauer just smiled when asked how much defense he planned to use in that first game, because there was quite a bit inventoried.
Through fall camp the Bulldogs had explored and tested different fronts, different pressures and coverages, mixing and matching different personnel to uncover the optimum impact once they got into the season.
“We’ll use what we need to win the game,” Steinauer said.
The Bulldogs didn’t need much in dismantling the Cardinals, recording their first shutout in eight years.