FalconBlog--Triumphs and Trials in the BGSU Falcon Nation

Falcon Game Notes

The Falcon game notes for the Wisconsin game are out--a savory sweet place to wallow in Falcon football. Some notes.

First, "senior defensive back Van Johnson, sophomore running back Scott Goodwin and redshirt freshman wide receiver Rhett Magner have voluntary left the program..."

This is certainly too bad. Van Johnson was one of the big athletes who UM brought in--as a QB originally. He was eventually moved to DB, but could never get any playing time there. One of those guys that everyone kept saying they had to find a place for, but never did. The 5Sr. probably got tired of not seeing the field and left the team.

He will hold a place in Falcon history because he stepped into the breach at Kent when AT and Omar were both injured, and he held the ship together until AT was able to get back. In doing so, he helped us eke out the win in Kent, and save our season for another week.

Rhett Magner--what can you say? At one point, FalconNation was paranoid the UM was going to lure him away to Utah. His Falcon career ends without him ever playing a single down. His brother was a charismatic star who helped to turn our program around. It's too bad. The mythology would have been great.

Finally, Scott Goodwin. No clue. Really.

On the depth chart, we have to conclude we're pretty banged up at skill positions. Expect lots and lots of runspread. Ruben Ruiz, Marques Parks and Zach Charles are listed as starting WRs. If we go four wide, I assume Brantley II is the man. If we go five wide, I assume Macon actually gets out there, ala PJ. Chris Bullock is the backup at TB. We are actually listing a TE and a FB in our starting lineup.

Note on Zach Charles (true Fr). He's getting lots of buzz. He's supposed to be a Charles Sharon acrobat type, though not as big.

Overall, our depth chart emphasizes our youth. We're showing nine true freshmen in the two deep. In case you went to UT and math is not your strength, that's nine out of 44. There are 11 redshirt freshmen. That makes 20 out of 44 players in the two deep making their first collegiate appearence. And that doesn't include the kicker and the punter.

All four safeties are freshmen of one variety or the other. This could be the youngest team we have put on the field in years, if ever.