Mailbag question for you:
We have heard all spring about the great improvement in the offensive line (which has me hyped). However, taking a step back, where can we expect our offensive line to rank in terms of the Big Ten? Do you expect it be one of the top three lines in the Big Ten this year, or are we improved, but not at the level, we are used to seeing at Michigan?
Thanks,
Luke
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Thanks for the question; it's a good one!
If you look around the Big Ten, you see teams that have lost a ton of talent on the offensive line.
Penn State was hit particularly hard, and Ohio State lost their top offensive lineman.
Michigan, however, returns all five starters and top reserves, and has a lot more depth now then last year.
The big question we have is whether some of the young guns might start to push the starters. Young players like Barnum and Omameh have the best skills of the group, and we expect Khoury to make a huge push also.
What we are watching for: has the Old Guard -- Ortmann, Moosman, and Molk -- tapped out. Can they continue to grow and improve?
In our opinion, they are a solid group. But they do not have the high ceiling of, say, Ohio State. Some of the younger, more superior athletes must step forward to put us up there with the top teams.
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