From Staff Writer Pat Sullivan:
However, Temple will certainly try to establish the running game first and foremost, so it will be crucial that Sheldon Day, Isaac Rochell, and the rest of the line do a good job clogging holes and making things easy on Jaylon Smith, Joe Schmidt, and the rest of the back 7. Furthermore, because Temple’s passing offense is less-than-exemplary and the ND secondary continues to have mental lapses leading to big plays for opponents, it will be crucial for Romeo Okwara, Day, Rochell, Jerry “Terry Jillery” Tillery, and Daniel Cage to get penetration and hit Walker early and often, making it difficult for big plays to develop.