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BYU football: Cougar defense No. 5 in the nation — Ogletree not surprised

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Recommended by Blaze Bullock, Deseret News

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 3 2012 1:08 p.m. MDT

Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Brandon Ogletree (44) tackles Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Nickolas Brassell (2) during the Cougar season opener with Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss., Sat., Sept. 3, 2011.

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Much of BYU's defensive success this season can be attributed to the play of senior linebacker Brandon Ogletree and junior linebacker Kyle Van Noy, according to the Daily Herald.

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Much of BYU's defensive success this season can be attributed to the play of senior linebacker Brandon Ogletree and junior linebacker Kyle Van Noy, according to the Daily Herald.

The Cougars only give up 226.6 yards per game this season, according to the article. Opposing teams only get 63.2 yards on the ground each game against BYU. That's the second best in the nation. Overall, BYU's defense is the fifth best in the country.

"I don't know if I'm surprised but we're pleased with the shutouts we've had," Ogletree told the Daily Herald. "That is pretty uncommon. Anytime you can shut a team out that means there is no huge breakdowns, which is a really good thing. Coming into the season we were really confident. We knew we were going to be good but we just didn't know how good."

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Read more about the Cougar defense on Daily Herald.

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Striker
Omaha, NE

And the domination will continue the next two weeks at home. These two teams will not have a faced a defense this good all year. All BYU fans I know are shocked at how good it is and how much media attention they are getting. Keeping Leech, More..

  • 2:57 p.m. Oct. 3, 2012
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Brave Sir Robin
San Diego, CA

#5 defense in the nation? Yeah, that's what happens when you play the 84th, 96th, and 98th-ranked offenses in the nation, plus a bad D2 team. Face a decent offense (assuming there's one on the schedule) and let's see how good that More..

  • 9:12 a.m. Oct. 4, 2012
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mussingaround
Palo Alto, CA

timid sparrow

"Face a decent offense... and let's see how good that defense is."

Like we saw at ASU a couple of weeks ago. One thing we know for sure - the supposedly stout defense of the Utes was exposed against More..

  • 9:46 a.m. Oct. 4, 2012
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