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December 8th, 2009 by Dwight Jaynes | 5 Comments | Filed in Coaches, College football, Portland State VikingsNevada, where new Portland State head football coach Nigel Burton was the defensive coordinator, ranked just 88th in the country in total defense last season, allowing nearly 400 yards per game. Nevada also ranked 113th in pass efficiency defense.
Now part of that, I assume, is because Nevada’s high-powered offense — that “pistol” thing with the tailback deep behind the quarterback, who is in the shotgun formation — scores quickly and keeps the defense on the field a lot.
My understanding is that Burton is planning on bringing that offense with him to Portland State.
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