I've watched film on replay for almost all of our games this year under Rhule...that "feeling" is that we have guys that are fast AF, (you see the closing speed noticeably on film, our 2nd level defense is fast) they come to hit, and they come to hit ****ing HARD....this is 1,000% coaching.
I wish I could narrow down the film here to the play, but take this film and go to 3:24 - 3:32 and watch how Phalen Samford drops into shallow zone coverage and then ****ing attacks the ball carrier and lights his ass up. Watch the closing speed my God...our defense for us film jockies, is so incredibly sound and furious
Watch ILB play comes screening hard up the middle hard...a full blitz.............he basically blitzes the center and makes any sort of 2nd level blocking scheme non-existent....the 2nd ILB, unblocked, comes down the line and ****s up the rb......
The most notice-able thing, or change, around Nebraska defense in 2023 is the velocity of how our secondary/front 7 comes down....2023 Cornhusker defense comes down HARD. Like really ****ing HARD.