The season-opening win over Buffalo was coordinator Danny Collins’ first game calling the Gopher’ defense. It didn’t look like it.

Collins’ unit allowed only 151 total yards across a paltry 44 total plays in a 23-10 win at Huntington Bank Stadium. They had seven tackles for lost yards and allowed only one explosive play.

“(Collins) acted like he’s done it for 50 years,” head coach P.J. Fleck said postgame. “He’s so poised on the headsets. He knows what he wants. He’s a great communicator. He’s a great teacher. He’s really good with the staff.”

Collins wants his defense to create HAVOC, an acronym nickname for the unit where the “V” stands for violence.

“We went into the game looking to play … 60 minutes of violent football,” said defensive tackle Deven Eastern, who had four tackles and

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