This is a great great, specifically because he has stated he wishes to play interior. We now have Tengwall, Wormley, and Nourzad as guys who will compete for a starting position... Tengwall was a true frosh, Wormley was a starter who was injured, and Nourzad was an FCS All-American. All 3 should be serious upgrades to the inside of the OL.
It's indicated he's played center before, and if so our starting lineup could be:
LT:Fashanu LG: Tengwall C: Nourzad RG: Wormley RT: Wallace
On paper, that's a much better line talent-wise than this past season.
We’ll see who ends up where. Juice Scruggs will be back competing for the center spot also. The article on24/7 says Nourzad played center in practice. He played tackle in games. With that being said, it appears the two starting guard spots are up for grabs also. Should be interesting to see how it all shakes out. They can get as many offensive linemen as they want, but if they don’t execute better than last year, it won’t matter how many there are on the roster.
It sure looks like they have plenty of material to work with. Now, it comes down to coaching. Need to identify who wants to assert themselves, play with a mean streak and get the bodies in the right places.
We’ll see who ends up where. Juice Scruggs will be back competing for the center spot also. The article on24/7 says Nourzad played center in practice. He played tackle in games. With that being said, it appears the two starting guard spots are up for grabs also. Should be interesting to see how it all shakes out. They can get as many offensive linemen as they want, but if they don’t execute better than last year, it won’t matter how many there are on the roster.
Yeah, I saw that. He played tackle, but I was surprised when in an interview he stated he wanted to play interior at his next stop. I assume because he's a bit smaller and usually the big guys are Tackles.
