Offensive line recruiting is difficult for most “non-elite” level schools. Ultimately Coach Bostad may prove be a wizard but he’s not Gandalf. Aside from Katic I suspect most of the ol talent resides in the young and developing players. I’m curious what happened to DJ Moore who arrived with much fanfare and isn’t shown on the roster.
Definitely agree. Indiana has actually recruited well on the offensive line recently, when compared to the development that was needed for the best OLs of Kevin Wilson’s era. The best OLs usually won’t be found in the portal because the best OLs are developed according to a plan. I’m also curious about those young and developing OLs like DJ Moore! He seemed promising, but it’s been crickets since he arrived. It’s just development, development, development, and that does take time, even though Bostad has already made significant improvements.
Thanks so much Taylor for educating me about what I'm seeing (but never really understanding) about offensive line play. I'm very much enjoying and learning from your writing.
Offensive line recruiting is difficult for most “non-elite” level schools. Ultimately Coach Bostad may prove be a wizard but he’s not Gandalf. Aside from Katic I suspect most of the ol talent resides in the young and developing players. I’m curious what happened to DJ Moore who arrived with much fanfare and isn’t shown on the roster.
Definitely agree. Indiana has actually recruited well on the offensive line recently, when compared to the development that was needed for the best OLs of Kevin Wilson’s era. The best OLs usually won’t be found in the portal because the best OLs are developed according to a plan. I’m also curious about those young and developing OLs like DJ Moore! He seemed promising, but it’s been crickets since he arrived. It’s just development, development, development, and that does take time, even though Bostad has already made significant improvements.
Thanks so much Taylor for educating me about what I'm seeing (but never really understanding) about offensive line play. I'm very much enjoying and learning from your writing.
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