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Southeastern Conference defenses are taking the program for several of the top contenders after a season when the organization championship game included stratospheric offensive statistics.
The SEC's seven ranked teams all have powerful-- or at least boosted-- defenses.
Organization competitors ended last period with Mac Jones and also Alabama outlasting Florida's Kyle Trask 52-46 in a championship game shootout.
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Defenses have revealed early this period that they can bring the worry when needed.
No. 2 Georgia as well as No. 7 Texas A&M-- which both had solid defenses last season also-- have put on hold opposing offenses in 10-3 and also 10-7 wins, respectively.
It's a vast distinction from the title video game in Atlanta, that included two 400-yard passing initiatives, 3 100-yard receivers and also more than 1,000 complete lawns.
With eight SEC offensive gamers absorbed the preliminary of the NFL draft, most of whom played in the championship game, it's not surprising defenses have actually needed to win at times for the SEC's top challengers.
The Bulldogs managed the league's largest win throughout the first 2 weekend breaks, 10-3 over Clemson in a top-five clash where the only goal was on an interception return by Christopher Smith. The Aggies escaped versus Colorado despite being kept out of completion area for the first 57 minutes and also won 10-7.
"We like to look at ourselves as one of the top defenses in the country," Texas A&M protective back Antonio Johnson stated. "So in order to do that, you have to be able to enter into hostile settings and be able to play excellent defense also when infraction isn't going as well.
"There's going to be some video games where the infraction is mosting likely to need to lean on us and there's mosting likely to be some video games where we're going to need to lean on them. It's a household. We have actually obtained each other's backs."
The Aggies are without Kellen Mond's follower at quarterback, with Haynes King out indefinitely with a damaged leg.
Georgia and also No. 22 Auburn are connected for the nationwide lead in scoring defense, surrendering 10 factors via 2 games. The Tigers have actually faced the weakest competition to day leading up to Saturday's browse through to No. 10 Penn State.
No. 1 Alabama has permitted just three overall points in the first half of video games No. 24 Miami and also Mercer. The Crimson Trend have had a couple of second-half gaps.
"When we're playing completely as well as we're doing the best points, negating all the mental mistakes as well as just playing together as a defense, we can be good," stated protective electrician Phidarian Mathis, who has a pair of sacks. "Once we obtain sidetracked as well as worry about the wrong points, everybody not focused, we can have a little battle."
A protective picture of the SEC's Leading 25 teams:
-- Alabama's defense is led by the linebackers, despite having a potential season-ending foot injury to Christopher Allen and also a knee injury that sidelined Will certainly Anderson Jr. for much of the Mercer game.
Christian Harris as well as Tennessee transfer Henry To'oTo'o share the group lead with 13 takes on, and the Tide have four interceptions, eight sacks and 16 tackles for loss.
-- The Bulldogs have the organization's largest win until now, holding Clemson to 2 hurrying lawns. Led by an awesome front 7, the defense has scored twice without enabling a touchdown. They have actually acquired 10 sacks and 4 interceptions, led by Adam Anderson, Nakobe Dean as well as Jalen Carter.
"It's really motivating," protective end Travon Walker stated of Georgia's begin on defense. "When you set bench that high as a standard, you have actually simply got to keep boosting as a group, as a protection, show you can do the exact same thing week in and also week out."
-- The Aggies defeated Colorado regardless of creating just 288 total lawns, holding the Buffaloes to 260. Johnson is pacing the team with 15 takes on while preseason All-America protective end DeMarvin Leal has 10 deals with as well as a sack.
-- The Gators are attempting to revive a defense that allowed 30.8 points a game in 2020, the college's most in greater than a century. They were gouged for 144 factors in three successive losses to finish last season, and train Dan Mullen fired 2 protective aides.
Florida beefed up the protective front with three take on transfers. Antonio Shelton (Penn State) and also Daquan Newkirk (Auburn) are beginners, while Tyrone Truesdell likewise transferred from Auburn.
The Gators lost cornerback Jaydon Hill for the season with a torn knee ligament maintained during training school.
-- No. 17 Ole Miss has actually revealed signs of a protective rebirth, albeit with much tougher competitors to find. There had not been much room to go anywhere however up after placing 126th in racking up protection and also 125th versus the pass-- out of 127 FBS groups.
Maryland graduate transfer Chance Campbell as well as freshman defensive back Tysheem Johnson have made prompt impacts. Sam Williams, that made use of the extra year of qualification from the pandemic, has 3 sacks.
-- No. 20 Arkansas held Texas to seven points and 85 lawns with 3 quarters of a 40-21 triumph and recouped two fumbles. Longhorns star Bijan Robinson managed just 69 lawns on 19 carries versus a defense led by linebackers Hayden Henry (15 takes on) and also Give Morgan (13 quits).
-- Auburn hasn't allowed a point until the fourth quarter through two games versus much weaker competition than now waits for, winning 60-10 over Akron and 62-0 over FCS Alabama State.
Yet organizer Derek Mason's protection still can be formidable, led by linebackers Zakoby McClain and also Owen Pappoe and cornerback Roger McCreary. The Tigers have actually acquired 22 tackles for loss and also 9 sacks.
"The zero points (versus Alabama State) is a large accomplishment for the defense, and I really hope those individuals are proud of that," first-year Auburn trainer Bryan Harsin claimed. "Now we can take that and we can use it to today as well as simply make certain we're improving from the things we did the last 2 games."
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