CJ Brown
The Two Deeps were released just as Yom Kippur began Wednesday night, so I apologize for the delay in getting to all the potential news coming from that release.
First off, let's remember that all two deep releases should be taken with a grain of salt, and that what we see lining up on the field on game day may be very different.
But let's look at the highlights:
-Joe Green and Ty Lenhart are indeed listed as co-starters with that "OR" designation
-Zach Minch, considered by many to be CU's best OL, is not listed as a starter. In his case, and in some other surprises in the two deeps, this could be the result of a minor injury.
-Zach Mills is also not a starter. Surprise starters on the OL include junior David Sawyer. The only true freshman listed on the two deeps was backup OL Patrick Passalacqua at Center. That's pretty much the last place where you;d expect to see a freshman listed.
-Sophomore WR Marcus Libman was not a surprise for being named one of the starting WR's opposite senior Mike Roussos, but sophomore Wills Meyer getting the third starting WR slot seemed to come out of nowhere.
-On the DL, 5th year senior Cameron Carter was not listed at all but this is likely due to an injury he's recovering nicely from and he could still play. Junior Thomas Thibault is listed as the starter at Carter's position.
-Also not listed at all is star LB Scott Valentas, but this is also likely due to a minor injury. Sophomore CJ Brown, who impressed with camp and possesses some serious speed, is getting a start at LB and senior John Harris, who has played very well in camp, is getting the start in place of Valentas. 5th year senior LB Justin Woodley is being moved from MLB to weak side LB to help him avoid any new injuries.
-Junior Bryan Bell-Anderson gets the start at one CB position opposite 5th year senior Will Allen. Sophomore Seth Parker, who we expect to see a lot of playing time at one position or another, is listed as Allen's backup.
Again, take all of this with some healthy skepticism.
1 comment:
Not a surprise that freshman Pat Passalacqua will be the back-up center from day one. Passalacqua graduated from Northern Valley Regional H.S. in Old Tappan, New Jersey two years ago and then took a gap year off due to the pandemic before enrolling this fall at Columbia. Passalacqua is a powerful football player who is likely to open some big holes for the Lion running backs this year.
Go Lions!
Stan Waldbaum
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