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Denzel Burke is Great in Zone Coverage, Behind the Scenes of Student Appreciation, and Ryan Day Doesn't Like Commits Taking Visits

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To be fair, Archduke Metallica is a way, way cooler name.

Word of the Day: Compendious.

OWN THE ZONE. I always think of Denzel Burk as a guy that will lock you down in man coverage. And I'm not wrong! But truthfully, that view does him a disservice because he's not just lockdown in man coverage – he's lockdown in zone, too.

Burke had the most zone coverage snaps without allowing a touchdown in the entire Big Ten, according to Pro Football Focus.

I have no idea whether the new defensive scheme will call for more zone or man-to-man, but I'm quite pleased that it doesn't seem to matter all that much to Burke.