I was pretty surprised when I saw Jarret Lake listed as our starting middle linebacker. This guy is a senior that got some playing time last year but was mainly pushed aside when we stuck with a 4-2-5 defense over the 4-3 defense. The last interview I heard from Bielema stated that Lake was the glue that held everything together. He's asserted himself as a senior leader on defense and most importantly he's been extremely coach-able.
That's exactly what we need. A linebacker that's coach-able. We have arguably the best linebacker coach in the nation in Randy Shannon. Last year at TCU he turned a senior walk-on linebacker that had barely any playing time into a second team all big 12 player. Lake has always struggled keeping on weight having fluctuated around the 215 mark has now embraced Coach Herbert and is weighing in at 231. They say he's got a motor that doesn't stop. I need that in my middle linebacker.
This may not be a popular idea but I wouldn't mind redshirting Otha Peters and letting us take advantage of him for an extra year when he fully develops. Just think how good he will be with an extra year with Randy Shannon and Ben Herbert.
Jarret Lake we need you to step up in a bad way. If Lake produces results I believe it sets the tone for the younger players behind him to embrace their coaching. Jarret Lake we also need you to tackle Terrance Broadway when he's scrambling all over the place in 8 days.
8 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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