College football writer Max Olson, who is currently working for ESPN, likes to measure the stop rate for defenses in college football.
It's a pretty simple statistic that should probably be discussed more often. It counts the percentage of drives for defenses that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs.
Michigan was No. 1 in stop rate last season at 81.6% on its way to a national championship.
The top two teams in stop rate this year aren't far off from Michigan's number last year.
Ohio State is No. 1 at 81.3%. Notre Dame is No. 2 at 81.2%.
You can find the full stop rate list here:
It's a pretty simple statistic that should probably be discussed more often. It counts the percentage of drives for defenses that end in punts, turnovers or a turnover on downs.
Michigan was No. 1 in stop rate last season at 81.6% on its way to a national championship.
The top two teams in stop rate this year aren't far off from Michigan's number last year.
Ohio State is No. 1 at 81.3%. Notre Dame is No. 2 at 81.2%.
You can find the full stop rate list here:
Stop rate for all 134 CFB teams: Florida State's big defensive dip
We rank the top defenses each week based on how many times an opponent's drive ends without points.
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