BYU has a rare window of opportunity in 2022. and defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki doesn’t want his run defense to spoil it.
Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune BYU defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki at the school's annual spring football scrimmage in Provo, Saturday March 25, 2017.As the plane ascended into the dreary Shreveport, La., night late last December — fresh off of UAB running all over BYU to the tune of 233 yards and a bowl game defeat — Cougars defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki parked himself under the dim lights and went looking for answers.
But on the plane ride back to Provo, Tuiaki knew the answers would rest with him. BYU’s defensive coordinator since 2016 needed to find a way where BYU didn’t rank 73rd in the country in rushing defense. This offseason, Tuiaki has spent much of his time trying to apply those lessons to this defense. He insists the key to improvement isn’t schematic changes or an overhaul of the defense. Instead, he is hinging this year’s success on mixing and matching players to the right spots.
BYU allowed almost 158 rushing yards per game last year and over 4.3 yards per carry. It ranked outside the top 50 in scoring defense for the first time since Sitake took over, making it the worst defense in the Tuiaki era.
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