Chris Durkin was a highly-coveted signal-caller coming out of Ohio's Ursuline HS, the rare quarterback recruit who seemed to prefer doling out hits to throwing touchdowns. But upon his arrival in Blacksburg, Durkin found a quarterback room chock-full with bodies, leaving the one-time Michigan State commit near the bottom of the Hokies' depth chart.
Spotting greener pastures elsewhere on the offensive side of the ball, Durkin transitioned to tight end midway through the 2015 season, hoping to follow in the footsteps of quarterback-turned-tight-end Bucky Hodges.
It's early, yet, but it seems Durkin is taking to his new home nicely.
"Honestly, I love it," said Durkin. "Transition took a little while, but now that I'm in the full mix of things, I'm really starting to like it. I really like hitting."
It's a significant switch for a former quarterback — getting acclimated to 260 pound defensive ends breathing down your throat is no quick process. In an attempt to ease the transition, the Hokies' coaching staff has asked Durkin to tack on some weight this spring, a request the bravado tight end was more than happy to accommodate.
"A lot more lifting," laughed Durkin. "Last year, being on that quarterback (mentality) where you're just maintaining, trying to stay lean...Now you're eating, throwing around a lot of weight. It's fun. I like it a lot more."
While Durkin already feels reasonably comfortable with his route running and pass catching skills, he is heavily focused on the blocking side of his new position as spring practice progresses.
"Making contact, it's been natural. Been doing it kinda all my life," said Durkin. "But blocking is where I think I need to improve. Just pay attention to the coaching I'm getting, just really practice on that in my free time."
Durkin will no doubt lean on the experience of Hodges this fall, a former four-star quarterback recruit in his own right who turned down NFL money for another year in Blacksburg.
"Buck's a great player," said Durkin. "Bucky's helped me with a lot of my route running, blocking and stuff like that. And then just ways to approach the game and everything from a tight end perspective. He's been a real help the past year."
But no matter how the switch goes — there will no doubt be bumps along the way — Durkin seems genuinely excited to finally get out of the quarterback's protected yellow jersey.
"It's finally nice to get in a white jersey and to start knocking heads," said Durkin.
Ekanem Stepping Into Leadership Role
With the departure of Luther Maddy, Corey Marshall and Dadi Nicolas, defensive end Ken Ekanem represents the lone returning starter on the Hokies' defensive line. It's an odd feeling for the defense's elder statesmen, one that hasn't yet completely sunk in.
"I feel very old now," laughed Ekanem. "It's kinda funny how time flies. I still feel like the new guy around here, but I'm the oldest guy...It's kinda funny seeing how the tables have turned."
But behind Ekanem and fellow defensive end Vinny Mihota, youth abounds for the Hokies on the edge, a trio of young players champing at the bit to crack into the rotation.
"I think they're very explosive, all of them. They bring a lot to the table," said Ekanem. "They're all really great pass rushers and work their hands really well. They're a little bit more developed than I'm usually accustomed to seeing in the pass rush aspect of it, but they need to develop a little bit more in the run game to be efficient."
And as the new old hat in the room, Ekanem hopes to take more of a leadership role this spring as the green defensive ends get acclimated to life in the trenches.
"I'll be a little bit more vocal, but the main thing I've been doing, I've been teaching a lot more than I've done in the past," said Ekanem. "Teaching them technique and how to play certain plays and what to expect out of certain formations, just relaying that information to the younger guys."
Hodges Back For Another Year
Hokies fans rejoiced this January when Hodges announced he would be returning for his redshirt junior season, and for good reason. After all, Hodges, who has racked up 13 touchdowns through two seasons in Blacksburg, represents one of the country's most dangerous and versatile offensive weapons.
But it was far from an easy decision for the Hokies' tight end, the prospect of an NFL contract no doubt enticing.
"It was a tough decision. Real tough," said Hodges. "Some days I'd wake up, I'd be going, saying I'm about to leave. And then next day I'd wake up, say I'm staying in school. I just sat down with my family and weighed out the pros and cons and saw that it was best for me to come back to school. I like Coach Fuente. I feel like he's gonna benefit me a lot for my future."
Hodges returns to find Fuente's prolific up-tempo offense, without question an exciting prospect for fans and even Bucky himself.
"I've bought in," said Hodges. "The tempo is very fast. Getting adjusted to that, because we never did that since I've been here, it's a process, but I'm getting adjusted to it. The best thing is the tempo is hard on us right now, but it's gonna be hard on other teams during the season."
Tempo, Tempo, Tempo
It's been a common theme of the Hokies' spring practice, a buzzword that somehow finds its way into nearly every conversation.
Tempo.
It's long been a hallmark of the Justin Fuente system, one of his offense's calling cards at both Memphis and TCU. And while the Hokies are certainly moving at a faster pace this spring, Fuente remains wary of moving too quick too soon.
"I think they're adjusting to (the tempo) fine," said Fuente. "Football's football, the terminology is different, obviously. There's a little bit of a learning curve with that. And then to try at operate at a little bit quicker pace only enhances the learning curve. As you can imagine, like anything else, it's one thing to sit in a quiet room and take a test. It's another thing to be out there with your heart beating, sweat pouring down your face, and trying to answer those same questions. There's a little bit of an enhanced learning curve with the tempo we're trying to go at. We're trying to move a little slower so those guys can take that all in."
But as Hodges alluded to, the Hokies appear to have fully bought into the new way of doing things in Blacksburg.
"I think they're embracing it," said Fuente. "I like that part of it. They want to try to create that identity."
And after viewing a portion of the Hokies' Thursday evening practice, I'd tend to agree. Each position group moved with urgency from drill to drill, period to period, hellbent on getting as much work in as humanly possible.
"It kinda shocked us last Saturday," said Ekanem. "They had four team periods, back to back. It was all up-tempo, probably like 8 seconds between each play. So we're just constantly running. You do three or four plays and then you run off and the next group goes in. So your break's probably like 20 to 30 seconds long, and then you have to run back on the field and do those plays again. It was kind of conditioning at the same time as practicing. I'm very excited to see how we turn out."
Hokies Staying Mum On Quarterback Competition
There's a five-way quarterback competition underway this spring, but don't expect too much news to be flowing out of Blacksburg. Fuente and Co. have opted to keep the quarterbacks out of the media spotlight, presumably in an attempt to help the signal-callers focus on their performance on the field.
"I just think it's a little different when you've got a competition going on," said Fuente. "I don't think there's any reason to air out the entire competition for everybody to see. Those kids are working hard, competing for something they really want. I don't see any need to draw any more scrutiny than there already is. And they understand that part of it. As we move further in our time here and become more settled, we'll evaluate those things."
Fuente doesn't seem to be in an any hurry to name a starter, even going as far as saying he wouldn't mind extending the competition into the Hokies' season opener against Liberty on September 3.
"I don't see any reason to set a timetable for that," said Fuente. "We'll just kinda see how it goes and manipulate the reps as we go through practice and if it goes into the summer and into the first game, that's fine. We'll just see how it goes...We'll continue to evaluate them and whenever the time is when we feel like there is a starter, then we'll name one. But I'm not setting a timetable."
Unsurprisingly, Fuente didn't get into specifics on early standouts in the quarterback room, but the new head Hokie did comment on the overall progress of his signal-callers.
"Some good, some bad, from everybody involved," said Fuente. "It's just so new for everyone...There's been plenty of good things, plenty of highlights, and plenty of things for us to learn from."
Additional Quotes
Justin Fuente
OPENING STATEMENT:
"Before we begin, I'd like to welcome Coach Brooks and his family, our new women's basketball coach. Looking forward to getting to know them, develop a relationship. It's awfully nice not to be the new guy on the block...We had a good workout on Saturday. We put the shoulder pads on. I thought the kids attacked it with a tremendous amount of intensity. We're still figuring out where to go and what to do, but it's always good when you've got a group that you don't really know that well, when you put them out there the first day in pads and they get after it without you having to do much, egging them on. On the critical side, I didn't think we maintained that intensity throughout practice. I think we still have some work to do in terms of maintaining that level...But I thought we were off to a good start. It was a good first step. Today we'll put the full pads on. Won't change too much the format of practice. We'll still do some of the same stuff. It alters things just a little bit, but not a whole lot. We won't tackle to the ground or do anything like that today, but have a good, physical workout and see if we can take another step forward."
ON THE FRESHMAN RECEIVERS:
"They're doing well. They've shown some good competitiveness. It's a new world for them, obviously. Not just the fact that they're playing college football, but the coverages they're seeing and the techniques that they're going against, the speed of the game, all that sort of stuff is an adjustment. They're all 3 intelligent kids that are working diligently to try to help this football team. I like the way they're going."
ON HOW MANY RECEIVERS HE'D LIKE TO PLAY/BE COMFORTABLE WITH:
"I think when you got two, you're looking for three. And when you get three, you're looking for four. Trying to build it up that way. You can't walk in and say we wanna play eight guys right off the bat when there's only been really two guys with experience. We'll continue to try to build that depth...We won't just play guys just to play them because we want to play a certain way. You've gotta earn your way onto the field. It's not good enough just to play. You've gotta play well. So I don't have a target number, but I know we need more."
ON TEMPO/HOW FAST THE HOKIES WILL PLAY:
"How much of it, and how far we go down the road of it? We'll see. Ultimately, I've said this from Day One, we're not gonna operate at a tempo to sacrifice the other side of the ball just to say we're doing that. We're gonna try to find the best way for us to operate on both sides of the ball and on special teams and try to win the ballgame."
Ken Ekanem
ON HIS ADVICE TO TREVON HILL:
"I told him, it takes a while. You get over the physical aspect of it and then you get over the mental aspect of it. There's guys diving at your legs and stuff...It might take longer for some people to recover from it, it might take shorter, just depending on how the mentality is. I told him, 'Don't rush anything, just do whatever you feel comfortable (with).' I remember they issued me a knee brace that fall when I came in and I noticed I kept thinking about my knee because my knee was in a brace. As soon as I took it off in the spring I was flying around and not even thinking about it."
Mook Reynolds
ON HIS SWITCH TO SAFETY:
"It hasn't been difficult. Growing up, I played a lot of safety, a lot of linebacker growing up. So I've always had a natural feel to be around the ball and be involved in the run game a lot. Just moving here was actually more exciting than anything. Being the last line of defense is a certain mindset you've gotta have, and I adapted to that. I just like being that guy in the back who if it's a run team, he's involved in the run game. Pass team, he's involved in the pass game. I think you get the best of both worlds."
ON PLAYING BOTH SAFETY AND NICKEL:
"I do like wearing both hats. With the plans to after Chuck's gone, to take over one job (free safety). But until then, versatility at the nickel spot for what they're asking for this year, I bring a lot of things to it. Until Chuck departs, I think that's the best thing for the team."
ON COMFORT LEVEL FROM YEAR 1 TO YEAR 2:
"Coach Gray was a great coach, so I've kept a lot of the things that he instilled in us from we got here last year. So just being around him for a year, playing a season under him, I learned a lot. With a new coach coming in, everybody's open to new ways to do things. I'm taking views from both coaches and bringing them together. I've made a lot of plays so far by doing such. I just keep the little things that Coach Gray taught me about simple stuff like leverage and position on the back...and just going out there and actually doing it, I feel more mature out there. I'm not just a guy out there who's just playing. I'm a guy who's out there thinking now before the ball is snapped."
ON GALEN SCOTT:
"We're still learning Coach Scott. But as of what we've seen from right now, we like the guy. If it isn't T-Gray, we would want to play for a guy just like Coach Scott. He's an intense guy. He knows what he's talking about. He's been at the top before. Everything he teaches is credible."
Chuck Clark
ON COACH GRAY LEAVING AND TRANSITION TO COACH SCOTT:
"It surprised me a lot when Coach Gray left, actually. It came unexpectedly. But he told me that he had to make the best move for him and his family...With Coach Scott right now, the transition with him is going smooth so far. He's a good coach. I feel like he know what he's talking about."
ON MOOK REYNOLDS AT SAFETY:
"He's actually a ball-hawk. He likes to make plays around the ball, he gets to the ball. I think he'll be able to keep up the free safety tradition here."
ON BEING A SENIOR LEADER:
"It definitely does. I feel like I was just coming in the door as a freshman, playing special teams, trying to learn from Detrick (Bonner) and Kysheon (Jarrett) and Antone (Exum)...things were moving fast. I'm the senior now and I'm having to tell other guys, try to coach them on different things from experience that I know. It does feel a little bit weird."
Bucky Hodges
ON CHRIS DURKIN:
"Durk is very athletic. He's not afraid to hit anybody. He's a football player. Catches the ball good. He's very quick. I think it's gonna be a smooth transition for him."
ON TIGHT ENDS HE WATCHES IN THE NFL:
"Tight ends? Jimmy Graham. But just overall-wise, he just retired, Calvin Johnson. That was one of my favorite players. I tried to model my game after him. Other tight ends? You've got Charles Clay, Gronkowski, of course. He's a monster."
ON THE QUARTERBACKS:
"It's still early. All of them are doing things good. Right now it's just a consistency thing. It's just because it's early. We're about to be in our fourth practice right now. They gotta learn the most out of anybody in this offense. It's toughest on them. It's very early, but I love them. They're looking good."
Andrew Motuapuaka
ON HIS GOAL FOR THIS SPRING:
"This spring, I would say the biggest goal is probably being a vocal leader out there. Tried to do it this fall, but I'm trying to take it to a whole 'nother level this spring. Just getting back to what we're used to, being a great defense and a great team. Leading by example is not enough."
ON TREMAINE EDMUNDS' GROWTH AT BACKER:
"I like Tremaine. He's a quick learner. I like that he doesn't have a lot of pride. So when I tell him things to remember, what he has to do...he just takes it in and moves on to the next play. He's really coming along this spring."
Chris Durkin
ON WHEN HE ACTUALLY MOVED TO TIGHT END:
"About middle of the season last year. Just saw that I probably wasn't gonna get on the field as a quarterback, so I thought, 'Switch positions, try tight end. Do what I can to contribute.' Happy where I'm at right now."
ON ADJUSTMENT TO CATCHING PASSES:
"Actually in high school, my pregame warmup was running routes. So I've always loved running routes. I played receiver a little bit in high school...It's a little bit different. There's a lot better talent. But I've always enjoyed catching the ball."
ON OFFENSIVE INSTALLATION:
"It's early, we're just putting in base stuff right now. But I love it. Everybody else loves it. We really like the fact that we're trying to push tempo the way we are. It's gonna do nothing but wear down our opponents and put us in better shape."
ON THE QUARTERBACK ROOM:
"There's a lot of talent in that room. Anybody can play. Really can't tell you who's looking like the 1, 2, or 3, because honestly I don't even know. Everybody's playing. Everybody's getting reps. There's a lot of talent in that room. Whoever we put out there, I know they're gonna produce."
ON JAMES SHIBEST:
"Very energetic. Somebody who wants to get after it and will let you know when you're messing up. Honestly I love it. I think he's a great coach. He's a great fit for this program, a great fit for the tight end room. So I'm really excited to be coached by him the next couple of years."
Travon McMillian
ON HIS WEIGHT THIS SPRING:
"I gained a few pounds. I was about 198 last year entering the season. Right now I'm at 204. Entering the season I wanna be about 205, 206 area. I feel like that will benefit me. I'm not losing a step or anything."
ON THE GAME SLOWING DOWN:
"Yeah, definitely. I can read my keys a lot more and see cuts that I wasn't seeing last year. I definitely gained a lot of knowledge from last year."
ON SHAI MCKENZIE:
"He looks really good, really good. He looks a lot quicker than he was before...He's definitely on a mission right now to get back on the field, that's for sure."
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Travon/Shai 1-2 punch is something to really get excited about!
Wow, great interviews.
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Durkin's attitude reminds me of Bucky's attitude when he switched position. He's a team player. Hopefully he's productive as Bucky . The Hokies really need a second TE to step up besides Bucky.
A few thoughts...
-Man I just realized with all this tempo talk I'm going to have to change my snack run routine. With Lefty I could meander into the kitchen between plays, take my time to raid the snack cabinets and the fridge, and then cruze back into the living room before the next play started.
-On a more serious note I like how mature Mook sounds. It may seem trivial but I love a kid that interviews well. He obviously has a good head on his shoulders.
-Durkin has a phenomenal attitude. I really hope he is able to work his tail off and get some quality PT this year.
-Lastly I know coach speak is necessary when it comes to things like the QB battle... but pleeeeeeease CJF, I want to know who the starter is going to be! Seriously though it's going to be agony waiting to get an idea of who will be the man under center.
-Man I just realized with all this tempo talk I'm going to have to change my snack run routine. With Lefty I could meander into the kitchen between plays, take my time to raid the snack cabinets and the fridge, and then cruze back into the living room before a timeout was called
the next play started.FTFY
-Man I just realized with all this tempo talk I'm going to have to change my snack run routine. With Lefty I could meander into the kitchen between plays, take my time to raid the snack cabinets and the fridge, and then cruze back into the living room beforea false start/delay of game was called
a timeout was called the next play started.There.
The above quote from Bucky Hodges really resonated with me.
Throughout his tenure, Scot Loeffler went up-tempo as a package ("six reps of sonic, man!"). This season and beyond, playing with a sense of urgency will be part of the offense's soul. Practice is built around it, conditioning is built around it, drills are built around it. Virginia Tech's offense will have an actual focused identity and everything the team does will reflect and reenforce it. For the first time in a long damn time, the Hokies' offense won't be an an amalgam of concepts.
I think the previous coordinators needed to listen to Ron.
i cannot upvote this enough
Great thread, great info, off topic does anyone know if they are going to hold open practices at Lane this year? My annual church trip with my daughter and our church members always falls on the spring game weekend :( lol So i usually catch the open practices..
Great article. As for Shibest, I didn't know he played receiver (and played very well) at Arkansas.
every time he scores, this should be the celebration song....
Durka durk
Has the practice speed picked up with the defense as well? I know everyone was a part of the more intense morning practices. I'm interested to see how this change in conditioning and speed affects our defense that always aimed to be 'fast'.
If you look at Ken's quote he mentioned the defense does 4 plays back to back against the O. This team is going to be in the best shape of their life.
Awesome interviews, my favorite part was where Durkin talked about Hodges mentoring him. Hopefully that is a sign that he is growing up and turning into the player we all hoped he would be.
I am also looking forward to the up tempo offense as well. In years past the D did not get a rest because of 3 and outs, hopefully now it will not be getting a rest because of quick scoring drives...
There's no question that VT has long been a "defense first" team. THAT has been our identity. And the offense, with a focus on running, ball control, eating the clock, was at least partly in place to help the defense.
All of that is out the window now, and Foster has some major adjusting to do. As fans, we need to come to grips with the fact that top 10 (statistically) defenses may be a thing of the past. Our D is going to be on the field a LOT longer, but if our offense can rack up points, I think we can all live with the new reality. =)
Not sure how football translates to that, but my wife will be happy at least.
I loved the old style offense when that was truly our identity. Smash mouth, wear you out offense with OL that were going to move you off of the ball every snap and we were going to make you feel like you'd been in a battle when the game was over. Sadly we lost that identity and our OL hasn't been the same for quite some time.
I'm hopeful as well that the offense now is something that isn't going to leave us fans scratching our heads and will help sell itself to recruits in the future with it's results.
Not sure I agree with the D being on the field a lot longer. Even with how poor our offense was our TOP was not bad. Even if the new offense is running plays much faster i'd expect them to have longer more sustained drives and not as many 3 and outs as we are accustomed to.
This brings back the 2002 Marshall game when we ran around 60 times and demolished them.
Or even the 09 Marshall game, I think we had about 2 miles on the ground that day.
Yeah, I think David Wilson and Ryan Williams both had 150 yards that day.
How about the 2000 Central Florida game? Vick was out from being banged up against Pitt and Miami, IIRC Dave Meyer was our QB and all he had to do was turn and hand the ball to Suggs (Meyer was something like 2-7 passing). I think we ended up scoring 44 points in that game.
I agree with the last piece there. We will run tempo but if we are effective, I think we will have longer drives in the end. Fuente has stated many times he wants to run the ball and he likes the quick hitter passes. If we are breaking long plays, I am fine with that but I think we will see more drives that are 10 plays or more that we move down the field. If our defense is playing with a lead, we can also get very aggressive and force the offenses into bad situations which will help us. Clemson is a no huddle team that likes to push the tempo and they had a top defense in the country. We just can't go 3 and out too often. 1 minute breaks for the defense will be bad.
Possibly, however Coach Fuente has mentioned time and again that he loves "Tempo", but not at the expense of good defense. He has said that he will not hang the defense out to dry for tempo sake.
I'm not so certain that the D will really be on the field a LOT longer. In reality, if this offense is simply gaining 1st downs (regardless of the tempo), the D will already be on the field less than in the past.
I think the defense will be fine. 10 plays at a fast pace that results in a score will still take longer and give the defense more rest than 3 plays and a punt. Not to mention if we've got a decent lead, Bud will know they're gonna try to throw it on us
Or we could be like TCU or Clemson. Prolific, up-tempo, spread offense AND a top defense.
Could.... that... really... happen...
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I know the DBs are taking in the new coach but really sounds like they are missing coach Gray. I know they had tremendous respect for him but I really hope they are buying into what is being taught now. I love coach Gray but hes gone. I don't really want to hear his name brought up in every interview with someone is the secondary anymore. maybe it was the questions being asked.
Definitely a cliche' to say that the one constant in life is change. These kids are going to have to take it and run with it (pun also intended).
yeah, mook's "if you can't have T Gray, scott's not a bad replacement" (paraphrased) comment really struck me as one of the least coach-speak-esque quotes in this write up. that said, it was definitely in response to a pointed question about Gray's transition so I didn't get the feeling the players are bringing it up all the time.
when you look back at the timeline of how TG left then its easy to see these kids had no idea it was happening till TG was already at UF.
Tough when a great father figure and coach all of a sudden ups and leaves.
I think it would have been easier for them if he had left when Beamer did. His group had to adjust to losing Beaming and just as they're settling in they lose him with no warning. I have no doubt they will give his replacement their best effort and respect what he brings to the table. TG wouldn't accept anything less.
I assume that the offer he took wasn't yet on the table when the great transition happened. Can't see why he'd do it otherwise.
I like it. Nicely done!+1
Excited to see Durkin in the open field doing his best Greg Boooone impression
With all these weapons, Travon/Shai, Hodges/Durkin, Ford, I just hope the O-line is up to doing their part. They are the linch pin to make all the other guys shine. Without their success, all the others lokk mediocre or just a lot of potential.
We'll always have the bubble screen to fall back on.
CJFs .gif game is strong.
I'm impressed by what I'm hearing so far from the players. Across the board I feel like the right people are stepping up and it's clear that they understand the expectations of being leaders. They've had excellent role models and this group seems to be up for the challenge of a coaching transition.
OT:Funny how we can show all this pro wrestling crap but there is little mention of our team placing fourth in the NCAA tourney. Best team of any sport that VT has fielded .....ever. They rocked MSG. IF Walz does not screw up and Dance does not get hurt.....who knows.
Maybe they can put the trophy in the NC Champ cabinet.
There I said it.
Little mention where? VT Social media has been all over it as have VT fans sites.
This comment is so Musky.
how did waltz screw up? He lost to a world champ....
World champ and now NCAA champ. That dude is a beast.
ya he placed 4th while being seeded 3rd so that's pretty solid, so unsure how he "screwed" up.
Finishing below seed can be viewed as a screw up, if you're being picky about it. Especially when he lost the 3rd place match to Michigan's Coon, who he'd just beaten a couple weeks prior.
And if you're being REALLY picky about it, every time you lose, you obviously screwed something up. Your goal is to pin the other guy, or at least score more points than he does. Ty did make a few mistakes against Snyder in the semifinal, but that's to be expected when you're going toe-to-toe with a world champ. The ability to force your opponent to make more mistakes than you do is what makes a guy like that a champion.
Would be a stretch to say he screwed up. He wrestled to his seeding. If you want to talk about screwing up being ranked #2 and not placing is another story. Could be injury related not 100% sure on what happened with joey but just sounded like he had a bad matchup in his 2nd match.
I don't know what happened in Joey's first loss of the tournament, but I had read that he was indeed injured early in his first bout in the consolation bracket (ankle, perhaps?), which led to his early departure from the tournament. Thankfully, Joey will be back next year to finish what he started this year.
I think "Best team of any sport that VT has fielded...ever" might be a bit of a stretch. Yes, they were awesome, but the '99 football team has to be considered the best team in my lifetime. They did finish the regular season undefeated and were leading the championship game in the 2nd half, as I'm sure you're aware.
What I find exciting is that this year's wrestling team was easily our best, and next year's should be even better. We're returning 5 of our 6 All Americans (plus Dance, who likely would've made 7 AA's for us had he not gotten hurt) and some projections I've seen expect us to have a top-20 wrestler in every weight class. I don't think anyone else in the country will be able to boast that.
"WE'RE NUMBER FOUR! WE'RE NUMBER FOUR! WE'RE NUMBER FOUR!"
-Vaughn Hebron, DeAngelo Hall, Eddie Royal & David Wilson, in four(!!!) part harmony
I'm pretty sure we had a football team that finished either 2nd or 3rd? Vick anyone? 1999?
Woot
This style offense will play into Buds defense though, the goal is too make the opposing offense feel like it's always climbing out of a hole.
Fixed to be more specific.