Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, August 24, 2015
It's a copycat world. A team has success with a new system or wrinkle, no matter the sport, other teams are certain to give it a try, too.
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Fans know it. Analysts know it. Players know it. And coaches know it.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi is no exception. The former Michigan State defensive coordinator recently told The Griff & Grinz Show in East Lansing that Ohio State won the national championship using Michigan State's defense.
?Ohio State?s facing the same problem (against offenses), because they stole our defense, too,? Narduzzi said on the radio interview. ?There?s a lot of teams throughout the country. You go watch them, they?re exactly us, whether they admit it or not.
?They?re exactly us, and they weren?t before. They won a national championship with the defense.?
h/t: coachingsearch.com