Several key battles for position begin on Tuesday when the University of Cincinnati opens spring football practice. While second-year head coach Mark Dantonio will welcome the return of 36 lettermen, he and his staff will work diligently over the next four weeks to find replacements for the 16 starters who departed following last year’s 7-5 campaign.

“We’ll be a very young football team,

Quote:Youth emphasized: Dantonio noted that approximately 53 members of the 2005 squad will be freshmen, redshirt freshmen or sophomores

WOW, that is young