There they are - the front of the official media guide. Possibly the most feared OL in college football coming in to 2015. Their performance against Toledo may have taken some shine off but make no mistake, we won't face a stronger OL this year. Much is made of their weight but they are also extremely long.
They return 4 of their 5 starters with 2 guys on the Outland Trophy Watch List and one player on the Rimington Watch List. They did some shuffling in terms of positions from last year however I expect them to get back to their roots against us and pound the run game. They also like to run 2 TE sets and use play action to get those guys free against smaller DBs.
LT - Kirkland 6'5" 340 JR
LG - Tretola 6'5" 334 SR
C - Smothers 6'3" 322 SR
RG - Ragnow 6'5" 311 SO
RT - Skipper 6'10" 331 JR
I still believe the key to this game will be getting some early stops. I don't think they have the players in the secondary to keep up with the Mahomes passing attack. If Tech can get up at least 2 scores then maybe they can take them out of their game plan and make them pass. The Red Raiders need flawless offensive play while the defensive line and linebackers are still learning and growing.
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