WSU has relied on a 'bend but don't break' defense this season. Is it sustainable?

Sep. 18—PULLMAN — Early last year, when Washington State head coach Jake Dickert made Jeff Schmedding the Cougars' new defensive coordinator, he did so understanding the two men shared a strategy on playing defense. Bend but don't break. The Cougars broke plenty last season, Schmedding's first at WSU. They allowed 28 points per game. In one stretch, in the middle of a six-game losing streak, ...

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