With Barno opting out adding to a list, let's look at the impact on the bowl game.
Keeping tabs on who won't be available in the bowl game for the #Hokies:Opted out: Barno, WR Tre Turner, DT Jordan WilliamsTransfer portal: WR Tayvion Robinson, QB Knox Kadum— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) December 6, 2021
Perhaps no player has a bigger opportunity to make himself a headliner than Jaylon Jones. Jones has one memorable catch this season, but with no Tre Turner and no Tayvion Robinson, Jones has an opportunity to stamp himself as the Hokies top receiver against Maryland.
Defensive tackle is a problem, especially if Mario Kendricks can't play. The Hokies were down to four defensive tackles on scholarship by the end of the season. One, Wilfred Pene, was a tight end then a defensive end. Pene impressed under the circumstances but is still very undersized. Will the defense go to some junk formations to compensate, and do they have enough ends to do that?
In the case of Barno, I expect a lot of work for CJ McCray. McCray got some pass rush pressure in his action against Middle Tennessee State and has been adjusting to a defensive end role. Cole Nelson will get more snaps, but I expect McCray to get some creative usage. That said, I will be real interested to see if McCray stays at end or moves back to a boundary inside linebacker or a field outside linebacker/whip role under Pry.
While there hasn't been any movement at linebacker, with Hollifield/Tisdale/Artis basically the only linebackers playing down the stretch, I will be really interested to see if Coach Pry asks the current staff to showcase some of the other young linebackers. Jaden Keller's fit in the new scheme, perhaps as the boundary linebacker spot Micah Parson's excelled in, would be interesting to see.
Who are your "show me" players in the Pinstripe Bowl?
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