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    • 09/16/2024 at 1:03 PM #223728
      kmc165
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      Will OSU go run heavy / a lot of QB runs with Reid and O’Toole likely being out?

    • 09/16/2024 at 1:09 PM #223729
      Utah
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      They will try. They are averaging 3.4 yards per carry so I don’t think they will be successful. We are by far the best defense they have faced this year. It’s not logical to think their yards per carry will double vs us.

    • 09/16/2024 at 1:10 PM #223730
      Anfernee
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      O’Toole is likely out?

      • 09/16/2024 at 5:00 PM #223797
        //r00t4Utes
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        Yeah, I was trying to make sense of it myself. I get Reid missed last game with a sprained ankle, and O’Toole left USU due to an injury, and Whitt is super secretive about injuries, but I got no sense that either would miss OKST. And then add to it that Bowman is not a running QB….. I just didn’t get it.

    • 09/16/2024 at 1:47 PM #223738
      RedUte14
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      Bowman is not a runner

    • 09/16/2024 at 3:54 PM #223769
      PlainsUte
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      Gundy said in his press conference he’s encouraging Bowman to resist breaking out of the pocket, and that its working (vs Arkansas and Tulsa) resulting in more pass yardage (rather than scrambles that weren’t productive most of the time). So if that trend continues, I like the Utes’ chances as long as the secondary does well at coverage. Keep him in the pocket then just collapse the pocket to nothing or get the holding call.

      • 09/16/2024 at 5:18 PM #223801
        RedUte14
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        their pass protections i very good. this will be the biggest key to the game.

    • 09/16/2024 at 4:15 PM #223778
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      Dallas
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      According to Gundy’s presser, our defense will dictate their offense. If we stuff the run (maybe by adding a man in the box) they will throw it. Sounds obvious, but those were his words.
      I think the bigger question is whether we can stop the run without stacking the box. We can’t have any missed tackles against.

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