Offensive Tackle recruiting since 2007

If you want to know why things have been the way they've been along the OL the past few years, here's the list of OT recruits since 2007:

2007 - Chris Little - transfer/host of issues
2007 - Sturdivant - injured
2007 - Boling - star
2008 - Glenn - star
2008 - Harmon - transfer/grades
2009 - Austin Long - injured
2010 - Benedict - transfer/injured
2010 - Gates - better suited to guard/starter
2010 - Houston - roids/NCAA
2011 - Ward - injured/young/small
2011 - Dantzler - injured much of this year
2011 - DeBell - I have no idea
2012 - Beard - typical juco backup
2012 - Theus - overmatched freshman doing his best

You can't be that wrong and/or that unlucky year after year after year and not pay the price.

The good news...if Tunsil commits/stays healthy and Theus makes the normal Year 2 improvements, we'll have two blue chippers on campus at OT for the first time since Foster and Stinchcomb played together.

And that was a mighty long time ago.

PWD

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