Valpo's passing game will not be as good USD's... Drake D was stout against the run and their line is solid, so it was quite impressive to see the job the run defense did. As noted above even if Washington is a superb running back, that only takes you so far...still need holes to run through, and if he gets 120 yards and TD it will be a good day for the Defense. The pass D needs to continue to improve and avoid the big penalties (PI) which gave them 2 key first downs. The real question will be if the O can move the ball and put points on the board!! Valpo interior D will not be nearly as stout as USD and they should be able to run the ball some both inside and outside( where they need to run more) and get the passing game going with some quick passes to set up the intermediate and longer passes.
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