What’s 13 feet long and weighs 600 lbs?
The giant hole that Ty Robinson and Nash Hutmacher have left in the middle of Nebraska’s defensive line. This hole can be defined by numbers with 114 total tackles, 32 TFL, and 17 sacks no longer on the roster, compared with 50 total tackles, 9 TFL, and 2 sacks of returning production.
One cannot underestimate the impact of not having these run-stuffing, chaos-creating quarterback hunters as the centrepiece of the defense.
Last year, the defensive line was the strength of the team.