By Paul Myerberg
The highlights:
The team numbers were not pretty for N.I.U. (94th in the F.B.S. in total offense, 97th in total defense), but a number of individual players had strong 2007 seasons, including running back Justin Anderson, offensive tackle Jon Brost and cornerback Bradley Pruitt.
Bradley Pruitt? Really? Looking it up he did get 92 tackles. When your 2 safeties are the top 2 players in tackles that is a problem, as it has been the last couple years. Hopefully that will change with our new defensive scheme.
Position battle to watch: With Reiter graduating and Kube moving to linebacker, the Huskies will be breaking in two new starting safeties in 2008. The sophomores Mike Sobol and Justin Stewart currently stand as the starters at the free and strong safety spots, respectively, holding off the junior Spencer Williamson and the redshirt freshman Tracy Wilson.
An excellent point right there. Our secondary has always underachieved in the last few year, and I can't wait to see what happens with Coach Kill.
Having said that, a difficult schedule will prevent the Huskies from achieving anything beyond a two- or three-game improvement; I think Kill leads the Huskies to a 4-8 finish in beginning to build upon the work done by Novak.Yeouch! These guys don't like us and the team ranked ahead of us is Duke. I'm pretty sure we'll be better than the perennial stomping grounds of the ACC.Dream season: The Huskies survive a bumpy start by winning four of their last six MAC games, finishing second in the West with a 5-3 conference mark and a 7-5 record over all.
Nightmare season: Key injuries reveal a lack of depth across the board, and the Huskies struggle through a 3-9 season.
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