Joel Iyiegbuniwe says that when it comes to defending the run, little things can make all the difference.
According to the Western Kentucky linebacker, those are things the Hilltoppers need to work on before their game this weekend at Vanderbilt (11 a.m. Saturday, ESPNU).
The Hilltoppers go into the matchup 5-3 after taking a 42-28 defeat Saturday against Florida Atlantic. The Owls ran for 368 yards at a 6.7-yard-per-carry rate.
“A lot of last week was little things like fits and tackling, just small things that if you don’t do your job one time, it can pop for a big play,” the redshirt junior Iyiegbuniwe said Wednesday.