Harnish takes upperhand in QB battle...and more

The news in Huskieland has been, albeit, dry the last couple weeks and in that time I've found times to vacation and golf or whatever have you before it gets crazy and school starts. But there has been some interesting notes as of lately:


There was a lot of hype for NIU Alum TC Dantzler coming in to the Olympics this year wrestling at the 74kg/163lbs weight class. A problem for him and the rest of the wrestlers was that their scale was off by 5 lbs, forcing Dantzler to lose 23 lbs over a 2-week period. Peter Basci of Hungary beat TC in the 3rd round 3-0 and managed to make it all the way to the Semi-Finals. One more match won by Basci to get in to the finals and TC would have been able to compete for a Bronze, which unfortunately didn't happen. For more info on Dantzler, you can check out his website at http://tcdantzler2008olympian.com/ Just getting to the Olympics was the 37-year-old's dream, something he is proud he has accomplished.


Earlier on Tuesday, there was a scrimmage going on inside Huskie Stadium. rFR Chandler Harnish went 10 of 15 passing for 175 yds and 2 TDs, outdoing rSR Dan Nicholson who went only 2 of 6 for 12 yds and an INT in limited action. Nicholson was described as being "sore" from throwing a lot in the last week since shoulder surgery in the off-season. That isn't good news for Dan N, who appears to be on a short leash. The next big scrimmage is on Saturday the 16th which is also "Fan Day" where you can get autographs from the players.

LB-turned RB-turned DB David Bryant has picked off one of FR Brandon Rogers' passes. I'm pretty sure that kid is going to redshirt, because whenever he is mentioned he is throwing a pick. He should be good in the future though. SR Matt Simon, SO Landon Cox and walk-on rFR Willie Clark stoodout all having 3 catches a piece.


Jerry Kill thinks that the D-Line can be the strength of the team this year, barring injuries (knock on wood). I'll be first to admit that our DEs are pretty sick with SRs Craig Rusch and Larry English manning the helms, while the interior contains less heralded prospects such as sophomores Mike Krause and DJ Pirkle. Backup DEs JR Brandon Bice, JR Mike Kritikos and SO Jason Cruikshank are pushing the starters hard every practice.

Kill also mentioned how true frosh defensive linemen Adam Coleman, Brian Lawson and Sean Progar-Jackson have already mad a strong impact and will push for playing time this year. Add SR Alex Krutsch and SO Ed Jackson to the mix and you have a nice D-Line depth for once.


Other position battles to watch this camp that are wide-open:

Fullback (my guess at a depth chart)

JR Anthony Antonnaci
SO Kyle Skarb
SO Connor Flahive
rFR Pat McAvoy
FR Victor Jacques

Tight End

JR Reed Cunningham
FR Dan Edem
FR Jason Schepler