Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley told Danny Kannel that Georgia wouldn’t be a top 5 defense if they played in the Big 12. Well, first off, Georgia finished #6 in both total and scoring defense. But the question remains: Would any top 5 defense (either scoring or total) from last season still be a top 5 defense if they were in the Big 12?
- 2017 Total defense
- Alabama (260.4 ypg)
- Wisconsin (262.1 ypg)
- Michigan (271 ypg)
- Clemson (276.7 ypg)
- UT-San Antonio (287.8 ypg)
- 2017 Scoring defense
- Alabama (11.9 ppg)
- Clemson (13.6 ppg)
- Wisconsin (13.9 ppg)
- Virginia Tech (14.8 ppg)
- Washington (16.1 ppg)