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TTUN Has a Tackle Problem

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by teeedawg
November 22, 2023 at 6:52pm
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The tackles for TTUN are struggling badly leading into The Game.

These are the last two games in pass pro for TTUN's starting tackles, per PFF (grades out of 100).

  • Karsen Barnhart: 42.1 & 48.6
  • LaDarius Henderson: 47.0 & 53.7

They have been doing some shuffling around lately as well.

LaDarius Henderson missed the Maryland game due to injury and was replaced by backup Myles Hinton. Hinton went down with what looked like a significant leg injury vs Maryland. Isaiah Hole is reporting that Hinton will be available, but it's doubtful he will be anywhere near 100%.

Trente Jones came in when Hinton went down, was immediately called for multiple holds and completely blew protection on multiple plays.

Their healthiest tackle has been Karsen Barnhart, who has been busy getting destroyed over and over again by speed rushes.

Chop Robinson, Adisa Isaac, and Dani Dennis-Sutton torched Barnhart repeatedly in the first half against Penn State.

Henderson will be back against Ohio State, but even he was struggling to pass protect pre-injury.

Enter: The best EDGE duo in CFB, JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer.

TTUN intentionally recruits massive, but stiff players across their O Line. It is their style, which pays dividends in the run game. However, the passing game is where their lack of mobility becomes a serious problem.

JT and Jack have worked tirelessly to build themselves to this point. This is their moment to dominate this game and earn their pair of gold pants!

Beat TTUN!

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