"For a speed rush, you can use a quick slide or a rip. Or you can power rush with a power slide or a bull rush," said the Mary Hardin-Baylor defensive end, whose eyes widen with anticipation at the mere thought of threatening the passer. "Depending on how the tackle is playing, you can use different moves to keep him guessing."
Bristow has never been one who needed extra incentive to play the game of football, but having to sit out the first three games of the season has stoked his competitive fire even more.
"I was dying watching the team play in those first three games," said the 6-4, 220-pound junior out of Richardson Pearce, who served a three-game suspension for an unnamed violation of team policy. "I knew I had to do something when I came back, and hopefully I have.
"Now I know what I was missing out on. My mindset has changed."
Despite playing in just four games, Bristow has compiled impressive numbers, which he will try to increase at 1 p.m. Saturday when No. 12 UMHB (6-1, 4-1 American Southwest Conference) hosts East Texas Baptist (2-6, 2-4).
Coming off a sophomore campaign in which he tallied 36 tackles - 8½ for losses with six sacks - Bristow is halfway to those totals through four games. He has 14 stops, five tackles for losses and three sacks to go with a forced fumble and a blocked kick.
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