1 Run to the ball Fresno State has not tackled well this season, ending with the fundamental act of wrapping up and driving through the ball carrier. But it starts with getting a lot of hats to the ball, and Friday against the Aztecs and Donnel Pumphrey that is an imperative. Pumphrey leads the nation in rushing by just about 30 yards a game – 178.2 per game to 148.8 for D’Onta Freeman from Texas – and he can get through even the smallest opening and take the football a long way.
2 Run the ball The Bulldogs put together their best rushing game of the season in banging out 255 yards at Nevada.