That ’09 group surrendered eight touchdowns in six games while this team allowed just four (three on sustained drives). That team needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Virginia Tech in the first game while this one never trailed after a first quarter.
The 2009 defensive line for which future-No. 3 draft pick Marcell Dareus didn’t even start was allowing 65.7 rushing yards a game. That was good for seventh-best nationally and tops in the SEC.
But this year’s group, often pegged the weak link of the defense, is allowing 25.9 fewer yards on the ground to lead the nation by a 22-yard margin over second-ranked Stanford...
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