I don’t have an answer as to why Notre Dame looked lost defensively to start things on Saturday. The third most-efficient pass defense in college football looked lost for the better part of four straight possessions while the physicality that was clearly present with a young Stanford offensive line appeared to be entirely MIA for Notre Dame.
But Lea’s group settled down nicely with various players making big-time plays.
They came out of halftime and forced three straight three-and-outs and only a very late touchdown when the game had been decided.
I don’t know if Missouri is going to be interested in hiring a defensive coordinator without head coaching experience for their suddenly open head coaching spot but for a man as good as Lea has been and with Lea’s SEC ties (Vanderbilt graduate) it’d be worth looking into if I’m Mizzou.
Second – Braden Lenzy Usage