Q: Earlier this year Nick Saban had said that he doesn’t believe that good defense beats good offense anymore as it relates to the way college football has gone. I’m curious what your sentiment is on that and how — what good defense is is now required to win a championship in this age of college football. RYAN DAY: Yeah, no, it’s a great question. I think it has changed. Fundamentally it hasn’t changed, but just the way the game is being played has, and it’s all about getting stops. I mean, it isn’t really about how many yards you give up. I think controlling the game does matter, but at the end of the day it’s about getting stops, forcing field goals, and getting turnovers. You can let them drive the entire length of the field, but if they kick field goals or you get turnovers along the way,…
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