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Washington Huskies vs. Eastern Michigan: 3 opposing players to watch

By Mark Knight

Minnesota Golden Gophers running back Darius Taylor (1) runs against the Eastern Michigan Eagles during the third quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images
Minnesota Golden Gophers running back Darius Taylor (1) runs against the Eastern Michigan Eagles during the third quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images / Matt Krohn-Imagn Images
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No. 3: The Defensive Line

I know, I know, I did it again, it's not just one player it's a group of players.

However, similar to the running back room, the defensive line does a great job of all contributing to the disruption of an opponents offensive game. If we had to identify two players, I would name Justin Jefferson and Peyton Price who combined for 3.5 sacks in the first game of the season.

The defensive line had 6 total sacks in their game against UMASS and yet that was only half of the story line, for they also were very disruptive in the run game.

Keeping the Minutemen to under 4 yards a carry in their totals and if you take out the QB runs, they limited UMASS to under 100 yards in RB running.

This is effective and disruptive in both the passing attack and running game. We will see how the offensive line of the Huskies can handle a little bit harder of a test this week than they had against Weber St.

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