Duane Akina

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So read more

He not only understands the defensive concepts we're trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So I can position him mentally to take the strains off of our linebackers and the rest of the secondary. I can put all the mental cover-down rules on him.

We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.

We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.

That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what read more

That's what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. That's what we want people to talk about.

We compliment ourselves on being a pressure team. There is no magic to it. Our players just understand how important read more

We compliment ourselves on being a pressure team. There is no magic to it. Our players just understand how important special teams can be in every game.

This is a great football team right here. This was our most complete game of the year.

This is a great football team right here. This was our most complete game of the year.