ESPN’s Chantel Jennings reported last week that Gary Andersen has set lofty goals for Oregon State’s defense this season. Those goals include earning 60 combined sacks and takeaways.
Jennings writes “It’s a tough goal -- one that only 22 FBS schools were able to accomplish last season (Washington, Utah and Colorado were the only Pac-12 schools on that list) -- and one that seems tougher when considering that the Beavers totaled only 38 a season ago.”
In fact, only 19% of FBS teams have reached the 60 combined sacks and takeaway mark over the last 5 seasons.