I just want to apologize in advance for the weird spacing, blogspot's formatting hasn't been too friendly.1. Demarlo Belcher vs. EKU secondary- Belcher needs to get off to a fast start and prove he is a #1 big ten WR. He should have plenty of opportunities against EKU because both of the starting corners for the Colonels give up roughly 7 inches and 30lbs to Belcher. Starting corner Jeremy Caldwell is listed at 5-10 172lbs and Andre Evans is listed at 5'10 167lbs. Look for Belcher to have a big day.
2. Greg Middleton vs. Derek Hardman- All signs point to a re-emergence of Greg Middleton this upcoming season. He has re-focused this off-season and has had one of his best off-season's since enrolling at IU. You probably have never heard of Derek Hardman EKU's LT, but he roughly 6'6 and 300lbs. He is projected to be a middle round selection in next years NFL draft. This should be a good test for Middleton to get back on track.
3. Mark Damisch at LG- With Justin Pagan's status in doubt Mark Damisch will most likely fill his spot and start at LG. Damisch is a redshirt freshman from Buffalo Grove high school in IL. Hopefully he can gain some valuable experience that will help him down the road.
4. The "Pistol"- I'm curious to see how the "pistol" offense in action and the improvement of our running game. We will likely play 4 running backs throughout the game. I am very curious to see how Darius Willis plays and the other running backs as well. We will likely run a running back by committee until somebody emerges as the feature back.
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what about our running backs? i would like to see how our running game improves this year to set up our passing game with play actions, etc...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. At first I was debating that at #3 but now that I think about it, it's too important to leave out. Can't wait to see what Willis can do.
ReplyDeleteLETTTTTTTS GO! Hopefully this game is a kickstart to a great season!
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