Depth Chart for Tulsa Revealed....

The day draws near....

BG revealed its depth chart for the opener, probably the most anticipated opener of the Clawson era...this is the BG team we have been building toward and we're facing a huge challenge right out of the gate.

The game notes have not been online (that I could find) yet, but John Wagner at the Blade had a peek and here's the important points.

First, as we noted earlier, Travis Greene will start at TB with Jordon Hopgood listed as the backup and no others.  The idea is that Greene gets the work on first down and second down and Hopgood is the 3rd down back because he can receive.  You might see Coppet in the return game or he could get carries.  Jamel Martin also could see carries and William Houston on short yardage plays and Givens is still around too.

The other big question mark was at tackle, where Cooper and Roussos needed to be replaced.  BG will take the field with two freshman making their first game appearences.  Jacob Bennett will start on the left and Logan Dietz on the right.  Coach was really high on Dietz.  Bennett was expected to battle Scott Piazza, but Piazza was not healthy so Bennett won the job.

I have talked all summer about the importance of getting more first downs for the offense.  I think RB is settled in a positive way, and there is reason to think that we are back in play at QB and WR1 (at least)...we are going to have to watch the tackles.  Tulsa will, for sure, put pressure on them to see what is what.

Finally, Darrell Hunter is OUT for the Tulsa game and doubtful for the year...which mean Aaron Foster, converted from S, will start opposite Cam Truss.

The only other position mentioned by Wagner was D-end, but if there is a position on the field where starting is not relevant, it is on the d-line, where players rotate constantly.

Update:  The depth chart is now online.  Only a couple of other notes...

The WRs are Joplin, Burbrink and Gallon, just as they were last year.  Coby, Hosley, Cohen, Jackson and Ronnie Moore are behind them.  I think you will see Ronnie Moore with the ball before too long, and if you want a sleeper, Jared Cohen could make an impact.  He's a JUCO transfer who made some nice plays in the scrimmage.

I didn't mention it before, but coach was very complimentary of Clay Rolf.  Rolf is a local guy who went to Eastwood and started as a TE and made is providing depth at T.

Return game appears to be the same--Boo Boo on KR and Ryan Burbrink on PR.

The rotation on the d-line will be Thomas, Montgomery, Walker and Goble on the edge and Ouellete, Colvin (moved from DE), Campbell (back from injury) and Minns.

One thing I thought was interesting was for all the places we have seniors starting on defense, we have solid guys behind them, which is how it is supposed to work.