Ask Texas Tech fans about the Orange Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Oregon on January 1st, and they're apt to say the Texas Tech defense is most like Indiana, the team that shut down the Ducks in October.
They're largely right, although the Red Raiders don't rely as much on the blitz. TTU's defensive front of David Bailey, Romelo Height, A.J. Holmes and Lee Hunter generates so much pressure that linebackers Ben Roberts and Jake Rodriguez typically drop into coverage, where they've combined to intercept seven passes and break up 12.
Pressure and havoc are two more of the keys to this close matchup between No.