In Reply to: Five pennies that play like a nickel posted by SagoBob on September 14, 2026 at 13:20:18
After we knew who was coming, I rewatched the JMU-Oregon playoff game, and they were doing that OL rotation in that game.
EVERY time they took Sweazie or Robell out for a sub to rotate in, that guy got destroyed and they either had sacks, holding penalties or a guy tackled in the backfield.
When Sweazie and Robell stayed in, they won their blocks against the Oregon DL which absolutely destroyed Texas Tech and shut them out the following week.
So yeah, rotating them early in these games? Good, because injuries happen and building depth is how you can overcome those injuries, BUT, you do NOT play those second tier OL in the biggest games of the season against the toughest DL's we'll see (in other words, when we play Michigan and SC back to back, the starters should stay in.