Tennessee intercepted defensive signals

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach reports that Tennessee was able to steal Cal’s defensive signals, enabling their offense to dismantle defensive plays with greater ease.

Tennessee receivers coach Trooper Taylor said the Bears also made the Volunteers’ jobs easier. Taylor said the Volunteers were able to pick up California’s defensive signals from the coaches’ box and relay the signals to the sideline. So sometimes, Ainge knew what defense he was going to face before he even stepped to the line of scrimmage.

This doesn’t explain the missed tackles, but Tennessee’s use of this tactic helps to shine some light on their ability to exploit our defensive schemes. I hope the coaches address this espionage and learn to conceal the signals in future games.