In June Jones' first season as SMU's head coach, the offense underwent a complete overhaul. This spring, it is the SMU defense that is undergoing something of a facelift, as the Ponies move to a 3-4 alignment as their base defense.
One player who also is facing a personal switch is sophomore Torlan Pittman, who played in 11 games in 2008 (starting once) at defensive tackle and now finds himself moving back to defensive end, and playing in the system in which he enjoyed such great success in high school that he was named his district's Defensive Player of the Year.
Pittman visited with PonyFans.com to discuss the switch in defenses and the switch in positions, how it affects him and how he hopes to make an impact in 2009.
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