2 biggest questions will be replacing Kyle James’ and Henry Wilson’s offensive production and LB Michael Gaughan’s defensive domination.
It will be exciting to see what WR EJ Nwagwu can do to replace the offense lost to graduation. He went down state for TF in the 200m and 4x200m.
Plenty of capable skills in the pipeline but how they respond to the varsity speed and intensity will be a question mark until proven otherwise.
Defense looks stout. Front four should be one of the largest they’ve had. I’m interested to see how LWE soph starter/transfer Kingsbury is used. Can play 3-7 technique or go inside or outside at LB. DBs are a strength. Will the very skilled BJ Hall who is a great shutdown corner be used on offense too like the graduated James and Wilson were?
Brutal 3 game opening stretch (MC, Trinity of Ky and LA) will make the newcomers answer these questions quickly but that competition will definitely prepare them for what’s shaping up to be a rugged 7A playoff.