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you're going against the best." The increased comfort of being in year two of VanGorder 's scheme should benefit the Irish line, even if "you don't ever get comfortable" un- der VanGorder, according to Rochell. "You can have the best practice you've ever had and you're going to go in and he's going to grill you ei- ther way," he said. "It's good ... and it keeps you moving forward and keeps you in a place where we're self-eval- uating." After benefiting from the presence of Stephon Tuitt on the edge with a team- leading 20.5 sacks in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, the Irish did not have one true pass rusher to bolster the unit last season. That is expected to be the case again in 2015. A 20-year-old senior, Romeo Okwara started 12 of 13 games last season and will again split time on the weakside with sophomore Andrew Trumbetti. Although Okwara notched four sacks, he did not record a quarterback hurry and added just one pass broken up. The offseason emphasis — individ- ually and as a position group — re- volved around generating a consistent pass rush in 2015. "We've grown a lot since last fall. We've gotten a lot closer, especially at Camp Culver and came together as a team and a unit," Okwara said. "We've been working on the pass rush specifically and working on every as- pect of our game, just getting the tech- nical stuff down. "I've definitely grown a lot during the offseason. Towards the end of the season, I improved my techniques and I took that to the offseason and made it a point of emphasis and am get-