(01-14-2023 12:51 PM)eastisbest Wrote:  The high number of pre and early season line injuries, is that just my perception or has that been a reality? Are those numbers normal for a college team? Maybe it's something everyone expects to deal with.

Last time I looked at the roster from this year, we had something like 20 guys eligible to come back for the OL. Then we lost one to the portal (Dumont) and I haven't been following any other losses since then. That seems like an excessive number of players for the OL, but unless you get a stud recruit in, they rarely start many games until sophomore year after a RS year and their freshman year. Injuries hit every team, but we seem to lead the nation in casualties on the OL before the season starts.