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[QUOTE="svennyi, post: 3256963, member: 390"]
[URL='https://theathletic.com/1545515/2020/01/20/stop-rate-the-numbers-behind-ohio-states-dominant-2019-defense/']The Athletic: Stop Rate[/URL]
[I]The best defense in the Group of 5 belonged to San Diego State, which ended up No. 4 in stop rate at 82.2 percent. The Aztecs also got off the field in three plays or less on 46.5 percent of their drives, second-best in the FBS. That has to be encouraging news for Syracuse, because the Orange just hired San Diego State defensive coordinator Zach Arnett.[/I]

Stop Rate is defined as the percentage of drives that end in punts, turnovers or turnovers on downs.  San Diego St last year was 4th in stop rate nationally, behind Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia.  They were 2nd in the nation in forcing 3 and outs.  For reference, Syracuse was 71st in stop rate and 101st in forcing 3 and outs.

San Diego St finished 28th in 2017 and 37th in 2018.  Syracuse finished 82nd in '17 and 47th in '18.

I am really looking forward to this defense
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