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Oct 22, 2022; Annapolis, Maryland, USA; Houston Cougars defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo (10) reacts after stopping the Navy Midshipmen on fourth down at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
LAS VEGAS — Tank Jenkins has played a lot of college football.
The Houston offensive lineman is entering his seventh year of eligibility and has appeared in 39 career games (28 starts) for the Cougars.
He’s never seen anything quite like Colorado defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo, though.
“I miss my boy Chidozie, man,” the 6-foot-3, 320-pound Jenkins said of his former Houston teammate at Big 12 media days. “Me and him were in the same workout group and we used to go at it with weight and stuff. He used to get me because, although he was shorter, he was always the strongest one.
“I talked to him about two weeks ago and he said he’s really doing good up there (in Colorado).”
Oct 21, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars offensive lineman Tank Jenkins (72) and Texas Longhorns defensive end Ethan Burke (91) in action during the third quarter at TDECU Stadium.
Nwankwo transferred to Colorado in December after four seasons at Houston. During that span, the 5-foot-11, 290-pound DL racked up 94 tackles (13 tackles for a loss) and five sacks across 40 games (33 starts). He notched a career-high five tackles for loss in 2023.
The strength that Jenkins alluded to is part of what makes Nwankwo such a disruptive interior force.
It’s also helped Nwankwo earn the nickname “Block Bully.”
“Chidozie is crazy, he’s really like a bowling ball,” Jenkins told the Coloradoan at Big 12 media days. “He puts his hands on you and he’s going to take you for a ride. You can’t double-team him and you can’t really run block him like that because he’s so powerful.
“If he puts his hands on you, he’s going to stop you. That’s where he gets the ‘Block Bully’ from because…
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Author : The Coloradoan
Publish date : 2024-07-21 11:01:08
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