Virginia Tech’s Head Coach Brent Pry spoke to the media this week about the Boston College defense.
Opening Statement
“Great opponent in Boston College, highly regarded head coach, a lot to be excited about for Thursday…Our guys are excited, our coaches are excited.
I’m appreciative of our fan base; we’ve sold out every home game this season, which I don’t think has been done in quite some time. Everybody’s fired up.
It’s been a good week of practice. Again, a little bit of a different week as far as scheduling and things like that, but our 37th appearance on ESPN Thursday Night Football speaks volumes.
This series is tied three to three on Thursday night against Boston College, so it’s a rubber match. We want to get on top of this thing.”
What have you seen from Boston College’s defense and how much more of a challenge is that, trying to run the ball against them this year?
Brent: Yeah, they’ve been very physical defensively. I think their front seven, they’ve got good linebacker play right now.
They have a stout D-line, a very active edge rusher—To be honest, throw game—he’s been exceptional. He makes plays in the run game, makes guys miss, minus yardage plays.
They’ve got a safety, number 20, who runs around and is an extra hat in the run game. I think they’re sound, physical, and they tackle well. It will be challenging. As much as we respected Stanford’s run defense, this group is as good or better.
One of the nation’s leaders in sacks, but the defense as a whole is top in the ACC in scoring defense. What else stands out to you about what they do defensively to restrict offenses from being as productive as they could be?
Brent: Yeah, they have a good plan. Passing situations, they run a variety of coverages, some bracket and some two high to mix in with their, they’re really based out of a three-deep that they play very well.
Kind of an NFL coverage that you see a lot on Sundays. But, you know, they’re just a solid group. I think again, I think they tackle well.
They don’t do a whole lot, but what they do, they do well. And I think it starts with their front. You know, it’s not just the edge guy, they’ve got an inside guy that’s disruptive too, 96, that’s been a problem.
So I think it’s a combination of being pretty good at all three levels. You know, they obviously trust the framework and pretty sound group.
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