New BYU Football defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki begins to fill in the shoes of Bronco Mendenhall. Mendenhall caused disagreements among Cougar fans on every front except one — Bronco knew his stuff on the defensive side of the ball.
Tuiaki has already made a big change from the Bronco era. The Cougars are now playing a 4-3 defensive scheme. Will BYU keep points off the board in 2016?
In this episode of CougarCast:
- How do you replace a defensive genius? (2:30)
- What a 4-3 defense will give the Cougars? (4:10)
- Which defensive group makes Tosh the most confident? The defensive backs. (6:15)
- The different job BYU is asking its cornerbacks to do this season. (9:45)
- Will the new defensive scheme generate turnovers and big plays? (13:00)
- The linebackers are solid, but are unproven -- outside of Fred Warner. (14:30)
- The defensive line is critical -- as is getting Travis Tuiloma healthy again! (17:30)
- The treachery of playing without confidence in your kicking game. (23:00)
- Punt and kick returners will be guys that actually should be returning kicks and punts! (27:50)
- The return of practicing tackling! (29:45)