DeJean and Mitchell are heading into Year 2 after stellar rookie campaigns with Philadelphia. No longer having Darius Slay as ...

The dime package refers to six defensive backs ... Kentucky game is an example of how important the victory defense is. College football has become a game of matchups - much like the NFL.

When it's second or third and long, you commit to your nickel or dime defense regardless of the offense's personnel. Send in your Football 101 questions. Bob Davie will answer a few of them next week.

While Atkins hadn’t yet suited up Auburn, he does remember one of their coaches from another football life ... While nickel and dime coverage fit his 6-foot-0 athletic profile, special teams ...

They were ranked 7th in the league in total defense and the rush defense was ... Barron won the Jim Thorpe Award last season in college football as the nation’s best defensive back.