1. Defensive line coach Chad Kauha’aha’a expanded on that position group’s development since I wrote this piece from Bend. He calls the philosophy more “conservative” than what Gary Andersen employed with the group last season, including less freelancing. That’s helped the front seven “set the edge” to force a perimeter run back inside, while the interior linemen and inside linebackers hold steady there.
“If we get knockbacks and we control our gaps, like I always say, plays will come to us,” Kauha’aha’a said. “It’s been proven at the last couple places I was at. Hopefully, we can get that done.
Oregon State Beavers fall camp report: Defensive line philosophy more 'conservative'
