Reno Gazette Journal · Aug 9, 2017
After abysmal 2016, Wolf Pack run defense looks to buck up
(Photo: Jason Bean/RGJ file)Before the first drill of the first fall camp practice of the season, Wolf Pack defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel addressed his group with a passionate speech about how his unit wanted to be remembered in 10 years.
Anybody who watched the Wolf Pack defense last year knows how that unit will be remembered – as one that was historically bad at run defense. With almost the same personnel back this season, only a year older and hopefully wiser, Casteel capped his speech by hammering home that run defense deficiency.
“We’ve got to stop the run,” Casteel said. “We’ve got to stop the (expletive deleted) run.”