Provo • Can a defense get speedier but still remain stout against the run when it faces the likes of Arizona, Washington, Wisconsin and Utah?
A theme of preseason training camp for the Cougars this month has been the need for speed on defense. To accomplish that, Sitake has made plenty of position changes, drawing upon what he used to do as Utah’s defensive coordinator.
It is all part of Sitake’s oft-stated goal to get the best 11 defensive players on the field at the same time.
“It is working out really well,” Sitake said Monday after observing how the defense did in Saturday’s closed scrimmage.