Correct me if I'm wrong, but Lindenberg and Baranoski will both have three years of eligibility remaining after this year. This does seem crazy.
Will there be a problem here?
There is a story to be written about why offensive skill position players will not come to play in the West. The trend in the last five years is astonishing. The decline in talent is precipitous and division wide.
He has been pretty terrible in pass coverage, but he has great instincts in the run game. The missed tackles will be corrected. The baseline athleticism is high--bright future.
Schedules will become so lopsidedly different that it will be impossible to judge team records fairly.
It already happens now. Iowa doesn't play Michigan or OSU this year. We obviously play both.
His footwork and release point have been atrocious.
But he had zero time last week, and now he's playing panicked.
We threw 5 times in the second half so he wouldn't get injured.