New DL coach Levern Belin

In football, nothing can be more demoralizing to a team than the inability to run the football, or to stop other teams from doing so. The running game is the number one factor in dictating tempo and will to your opponent. This is what makes the run defense such a critical aspect of any given team. If a defense can line up, look the offense in the eye and repeatedly destroy the run, it is highly unlikely that a team will lose. Take for example, the Florida vs. Florida State rivalry. For as long as I can remember, both teams have fielded highly explosive offenses with dynamic passing games, but the deciding factor in nearly all of their matchups has been who is able to run the football more effectively. All big games are a battle of wills, and nothing so clearly defines will than the battle for ball control.

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