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The tackling looked better at the line of scrimmage, but once USF’s quarterback got into the open field, the secondary almost seemed to forget how to tackle, often aiming high rather than wrapping low around the legs.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
For three quarters, everything was different and better, particularly the tackling and coverage.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
But after some early unsure tackling, Kansas settled down and proved to be the more physical team.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
In actor-writer-director Ustinov’s tackling of Herman Melville’s seafaring 18th-century novel, the young stage actor starred as the titular naïve young seaman who suffers under the sadistic whims of his superior Claggart (Robert Ryan) and is eventually falsely accused of a crime.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
For three quarters, everything was different and better, particularly the tackling and coverage.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
But after some early unsure tackling, Kansas settled down and proved to be the more physical team.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
In actor-writer-director Ustinov’s tackling of Herman Melville’s seafaring 18th-century novel, the young stage actor starred as the titular naïve young seaman who suffers under the sadistic whims of his superior Claggart (Robert Ryan) and is eventually falsely accused of a crime.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Tackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tackling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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