Spring Football Roster Review

So spring football is underway and the roster came out.  Someone with an empty life compared the two rosters and came up with the unexpected departures and additions.

Here's the headline....after the freak-out that occurred at the end of the year, ass BG did not see an exodus of players.  Jinks is keeping his team on board....as well as the recruits.  You might have lost faith but they have not.

So, we expected to see Cunningham, Morgan, Stephens, Sharp and Wyatt not return.

One surprise--and an unpleasant one--is Jake Suder.  I think everyone expected for Suder to be back kicking for BG, building on a year where he went from struggling to being an all-MAC kicker.  You can check the story out here from The Blade.  The upshot is that his eligibility was mis-counted and he won't be back.  Walk-on LB Blake Lucky is not back after not appearing in a game at BG.  Similarly, RB Denzel Norvell is not on the spring roster.  And WR Aidan O'Connor.

Previous posts have covered the high-profile players from the JUCO side who are in BG's spring practice, so we're not including them here. 

One of them is taking on increased importance.  Nate Needham would be the presumptive PK for BG in the Fall.  Needham's record at Youngstown State was not great, but BG will be counting on him to make FGs in the Fall, barring a possible graduate transfer.

Now, there are a number of additions.  The only that looks more significant is Tre Simms.  Tre is from Sylvania Southview and played at Mississippi Valley State, making 53 catches in 2 years.  He was a highly ranked HS player and WR is a position that always needs depth.

Others include (None appear to be potential contributors, but who knows):

Justin Wallin (r-Sr)...if it's the same guy, he played Nebraska-Kearny.
Vincent Popisil--a DL, he is from Liberty Center and was on the roster at Siena Heights.
Malik Hayes--From Shaker Heights, the WR previously was on the roster at Urbana.
Adam Cisney--a WR, he comes to BG after being on the roster at Waynesburg.
Dajon Moore--a WR, he is from Pickerington and played at Ohio Dominican.