Texas Tech football coaches believe they have a reliable two-deep at inside linebacker: starters Jacob Rodriguez and Ben Roberts, top backups John Curry and Bryce Ramirez.
The Red Raiders went through spring with a battle at star between Baylor transfer A.J. McCarty and sophomore Brenden Jordan, who started five games as a true freshman last season at the hybrid safety-outside linebacker position.
The depth at those positions has Tech coach Joey McGuire pondering where to plug in redshirt freshmen Mike Dingle and Marcus Ramon-Edwards, two athletic signees from the 2023 class. Dingle played four games at inside linebacker last season, moved to star in the spring and could be going back to inside linebacker. He, along with Trent Low, are listed behind Rodriguez and Ramirez on the post-spring depth chart.
Ramon-Edwards went through spring as a boundary safety and now tentatively is moving up to star, where he’s listed behind McCarty and Jordan.
Texas Tech’s Marcus Ramon-Edwards redshirted as a true freshman last season. The Trinity Christian graduate has been considered at multiple safety spots and now is tentatively projected at star safety-outside linebacker in the Red Raiders’ scheme.
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McGuire said a few weeks after spring practice he and the staff continue to think it through.
“We’re still trying to decide if we’re going to keep Dingle at star or if we’re going to move him back in at will (boundary inside linebacker),” McGuire said. “If we move him back in at will, he’ll be in the rotation in that group.
“If we move Marcus back to star, it’s probably smart to move Dingle back to…
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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Publish date : 2024-06-04 09:03:57
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