The eighth-ranked Southern California Trojans defended their tackling after struggling at times on defense in a 42-28 win at Arizona State in their first road game of the season Saturday.
“Percentage-wise, again, I would say the needle is pointing in a positive direction,” Grinch said. “But that doesn’t get it done in those moments.”
Safety Max Williams came in trying to limit the damage to a first down but didn’t wrap up, allowing Skattebo to bowl over him before covering the final 38 yards. Grinch sees the defense as greatly improved at tackling compared to a year ago, but he understands that a play like Skattebo’s score overshadows all the others where the stop was made.
That skill will be tested at Colorado by a slippery spread passing offense that has punished poor tackling.
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