I thought I'd take our minds off of Polisky-Palooza for a moment and talk about the projected starting lineup for football for 2021.
As you guys might remember, I write the NU preview for Lindy's magazine every year. I just submitted the preview for the national version. (The much longer and more expansive version for the Big Ten issue is due in a couple weeks, and I'll post it here when I submit it.) But for this national version, we have to submit a probable one-deep. So this is what I came up with based on some, ahem, insider information.
Some of them -- like quarterback, right tackle and right guard -- have yet to be decided, and wide receivers will rotate like crazy and who starts doesn't matter much. But I think this is a pretty educated guess about who will trot out with the first team on Sept. 4 against Sparty. I think it's a pretty good lineup; it might be short on experience, but it's pretty long on talent.
Thoughts?
OFFENSE
QB 12 Ryan Hilinski 6-3 225 So.
RB 20 Cam Porter 5-10 220 So.
WR 17 Bryce Kirtz 6-0 180 So.
WR 3 JJ Jefferson 5-10 180 Sr.
WR 5 Stephon Robinson Jr. 5-10 180 Gr.
TE 89 Charlie Mangieri 6-4 250 Sr.
LT 77 Peter Skoronski* 6-4 294 So.
LG 68 Josh Priebe 6-5 295 So.
C 52 Sam Gerak* 6-4 295 Sr.
RG 76 Ethan Wiederkehr* 6-5 295 Sr.
RT 79 Zachary Franks 6-6 305 So.
DEFENSE
DE 49 Adetomiwa Adebawore* 6-4 262 Sr.
DT 96 Trevor Kent 6-6 300 Sr.
DT 94 Jason Gold 6-3 285 Jr.
DE 91 Samdup Miller 6-3 270 Gr.
LB 28 Chris Bergin* 5-11 215 Gr.
LB 44 Khalid Jones 6-0 230 Jr.
LB 40 Peter McIntyre 6-2 231 Sr.
CB 11 AJ Hampton 5-11 180 Jr.
CB 2 Cameron Mitchell 6-0 195 So.
S 16 Brandon Joseph* 6-1 192 So.
S 0 Coco Azema 5-11 185 So.
SPECIALISTS
K 14 Charlie Kuhbander* 6-0 195 Gr.
P 36 Derek Adams* 5-11 195 Gr.
* Returning starter (NOTE: According to Lindy's, a returning starter has to have started at least half the games the previous year, so guys like Porter, Kent, Hampton, et al, don't count.)
As you guys might remember, I write the NU preview for Lindy's magazine every year. I just submitted the preview for the national version. (The much longer and more expansive version for the Big Ten issue is due in a couple weeks, and I'll post it here when I submit it.) But for this national version, we have to submit a probable one-deep. So this is what I came up with based on some, ahem, insider information.
Some of them -- like quarterback, right tackle and right guard -- have yet to be decided, and wide receivers will rotate like crazy and who starts doesn't matter much. But I think this is a pretty educated guess about who will trot out with the first team on Sept. 4 against Sparty. I think it's a pretty good lineup; it might be short on experience, but it's pretty long on talent.
Thoughts?
OFFENSE
QB 12 Ryan Hilinski 6-3 225 So.
RB 20 Cam Porter 5-10 220 So.
WR 17 Bryce Kirtz 6-0 180 So.
WR 3 JJ Jefferson 5-10 180 Sr.
WR 5 Stephon Robinson Jr. 5-10 180 Gr.
TE 89 Charlie Mangieri 6-4 250 Sr.
LT 77 Peter Skoronski* 6-4 294 So.
LG 68 Josh Priebe 6-5 295 So.
C 52 Sam Gerak* 6-4 295 Sr.
RG 76 Ethan Wiederkehr* 6-5 295 Sr.
RT 79 Zachary Franks 6-6 305 So.
DEFENSE
DE 49 Adetomiwa Adebawore* 6-4 262 Sr.
DT 96 Trevor Kent 6-6 300 Sr.
DT 94 Jason Gold 6-3 285 Jr.
DE 91 Samdup Miller 6-3 270 Gr.
LB 28 Chris Bergin* 5-11 215 Gr.
LB 44 Khalid Jones 6-0 230 Jr.
LB 40 Peter McIntyre 6-2 231 Sr.
CB 11 AJ Hampton 5-11 180 Jr.
CB 2 Cameron Mitchell 6-0 195 So.
S 16 Brandon Joseph* 6-1 192 So.
S 0 Coco Azema 5-11 185 So.
SPECIALISTS
K 14 Charlie Kuhbander* 6-0 195 Gr.
P 36 Derek Adams* 5-11 195 Gr.
* Returning starter (NOTE: According to Lindy's, a returning starter has to have started at least half the games the previous year, so guys like Porter, Kent, Hampton, et al, don't count.)
