The offense has deservedly gotten a lot of attention with the addition of Ben Arbuckle and John Mateer. And while Brent Venables is taking over the defensive play-calling duties, key additions in Nate Dreiling and Wes Goodwin free up the head coach and double down on the heart of his defense at the linebacker and cheetah positions. We hear from all three about the development of the defense this spring in this edition of the practice report.

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