The Houston defense has made it their mission to make opposing offenses one-dimensional by taking away the run and forcing their opponents to put the ball in the air.
They have been successful so far in shutting down the ground game, as UH has the No. 1 rush defense in the American Athletic Conference and ranks 18 in run defense nationally.
“Believe it or not, we actually like when teams pass it,” senior defensive lineman Payton Turner said. “We try to make them one-dimensional so that we can get after the passer.”
Senior linebacker Grant Stuard echoed what Turner said, emphasizing how much faith the defensive guys up front have in their secondary.