Terrible - No doubt
Bad Recruiting - No doubt
Bad Coaching - Possibly, at least until this year.
But something I think about often is youth. Look at who we threw out there against Illinois.
T - Corcoran - 3rd year player, but essentially had no time to develop and was thrown in too early, only to get hurt a lot
T - Benhart - 4th year player, but clearly not able to get it done. Should never have taken a snap until late 2021, but instead we put this guy out there in his RS Freshman year during COVID.
G - Piper - 4th year player, but a guy that we wasted his development year in 2020 by starting when he shouldn't have been, then sitting most of last season, only to reemerge after a few games this season. He is evidence of a player for which the coaches don't really know how to coach, but also is an indication that we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.
G - Lutovsky - 2nd year player who shouldn't be playing now, but could develop into a good player by year 4 if he doesn't get hurt, which he will.
C - Hixson - 6th year walkon who started 4 years ago then sat essentially for 3 years, then started again. Evidence that we have no real D1 center.
Then who didn't play:
T - Prochazka - 2nd year player and a crying shame. This kid looks like he has a lot of talent and can play, but we're ruining him by playing him too early, causing him to have injuries that he'll carry with him for as long as he plays.
G- Bando - 6th year kid who should have never received a scholarship. Not even as good as the 2nd year player who replaced him.
T - Anthony - transferred from OSU because he can't play there. So he moves up to a tougher league, smart.
G - Williams - Hurt, no one knows if he can play.
T, G - Banks - 4th year player who would be the biggest bust on the line if it wasn't for Benhart. Not to be too glib, but his biggest problem is his inability to block, something important for an OL.
Lynn, Conn - 3rd and 4th year players who will never see the field.
Nouili - 5th year players who's pretty good, but in PED jail.
IMO, Trev needs to get a coach who can use the portal to get 2 new starting OLs into the program for the spring. The OL next season needs to be.
RT - New Player
RG - New Player
C - Corcoran
LG - Nouili
LT - Prochazka
Piper, Williams, Lutovsky, Jenkins and another new older player need to be ST players and emergency backup players.
I like the 3 freshman we are bringing in. Benhart, Banks, Anthony, Lynn, and Conn need to leave.
Bad Recruiting - No doubt
Bad Coaching - Possibly, at least until this year.
But something I think about often is youth. Look at who we threw out there against Illinois.
T - Corcoran - 3rd year player, but essentially had no time to develop and was thrown in too early, only to get hurt a lot
T - Benhart - 4th year player, but clearly not able to get it done. Should never have taken a snap until late 2021, but instead we put this guy out there in his RS Freshman year during COVID.
G - Piper - 4th year player, but a guy that we wasted his development year in 2020 by starting when he shouldn't have been, then sitting most of last season, only to reemerge after a few games this season. He is evidence of a player for which the coaches don't really know how to coach, but also is an indication that we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.
G - Lutovsky - 2nd year player who shouldn't be playing now, but could develop into a good player by year 4 if he doesn't get hurt, which he will.
C - Hixson - 6th year walkon who started 4 years ago then sat essentially for 3 years, then started again. Evidence that we have no real D1 center.
Then who didn't play:
T - Prochazka - 2nd year player and a crying shame. This kid looks like he has a lot of talent and can play, but we're ruining him by playing him too early, causing him to have injuries that he'll carry with him for as long as he plays.
G- Bando - 6th year kid who should have never received a scholarship. Not even as good as the 2nd year player who replaced him.
T - Anthony - transferred from OSU because he can't play there. So he moves up to a tougher league, smart.
G - Williams - Hurt, no one knows if he can play.
T, G - Banks - 4th year player who would be the biggest bust on the line if it wasn't for Benhart. Not to be too glib, but his biggest problem is his inability to block, something important for an OL.
Lynn, Conn - 3rd and 4th year players who will never see the field.
Nouili - 5th year players who's pretty good, but in PED jail.
IMO, Trev needs to get a coach who can use the portal to get 2 new starting OLs into the program for the spring. The OL next season needs to be.
RT - New Player
RG - New Player
C - Corcoran
LG - Nouili
LT - Prochazka
Piper, Williams, Lutovsky, Jenkins and another new older player need to be ST players and emergency backup players.
I like the 3 freshman we are bringing in. Benhart, Banks, Anthony, Lynn, and Conn need to leave.
