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Could Grinch Have Provided Input in Pressuring USC?

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Bucky Buck's picture
December 30, 2017 at 12:48pm
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Although the hiring of WSU DC Alex Grinch has not yet been made official, it appears to just be a matter of time before he is named to the OSU staff in some capacity prior to Greg Schiano moving along. That being said, one has to wonder how much input Grinch may have provided the Defensive staff as a two-year DC in the Pac12, when it came to the amount of pressure the Buckeye Defense put on Sam Darnold all night long.

The amount of blitzing was certainly uncustomary of this Defense all season, and I can’t think of another QB that the Bucks harassed like this with that kind of constant pressure. According to his WSU bio, Grinch had his Defense up to 8th in the country last season in tackles-for-loss, and for sure would have been an invaluable resource in preparing to face USC.

Although Urban will likely deny that Grinch had any input on game planning, if this is the way he plays, the Silver Bullets will be a lot of fun to watch in the coming years!

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