The trademark of the Toledo defense is to be physical and make plays.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a team that as you watch them play, you will see 11 hats run to the ball and play physical,\u201d Toledo head coach Jason Candle said. \u201cHopefully, we can find a way to get a couple of turnovers because we will need some of those in this game.”<\/p>\n
The Rockets are a blue-collar team with sound fundamentals on the defensive side of the football.<\/p>\n
“We are not a huge pressure team but we are a team that wants to be gap sound and play in our base packages,\u201d Candle said. \u201cWe will challenge receivers at the line sometimes.<\/p>\n
Junior defensive end John Stepec is one of the Rockets top defenders this season. He was named first-team All-MAC this season after leading the Rockets with 14 tackles for loss (-46 yards) and 13 quarterback pressures. He ranks second on the team with 4.5 sacks (-20 yards) and third with 66 tackles.<\/p>\n
Senior defensive tackle Treyvon Hester was named second-team All-MAC despite missing two games this season. Hester led the team with five sacks (-28 yards) and finished third with eight tackles for loss (-33 yards). He also added 39 tackles and seven quarterback hurries.<\/p>\n
Senior free safety DeJuan Rogers was a second-team All-MAC selection. He led the team with 82 tackles and finished second with seven passes defended.<\/p>\n
Junior inside linebacker Ja’Wuan Woodley was named third-team All-MAC. He was second on the team with 71 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss (-66 yards).<\/p>\n
TOLEDO DEFENSE:<\/strong><\/p>\n The trademark of the Toledo defense is to be physical and make plays. \u201cWe are a team that as you watch them play, you will see 11 hats run to the ball and play physical,\u201d Toledo head coach Jason Candle said. \u201cHopefully, we can find a way to get a couple of turnovers because we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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