Thought it was odd this hasn't gotten more attention -- it's good news.
After just a couple days of practice Franklin said last night all three of his big question marks going into the season are starting to be answered -- DT, placekicking and LB. Freshman kickers are doing very well. Young DTs are ahead of where he thought they'd be. Pieces falling into place at LB -- says Bowen has looked really good.
The fact that he's mentioning Bowen by name kind of validates the notion that the coaches are ready to use him a lot.
There's a freshman walk-on kicker I never heard of, Rafael Cheka, who hasn't missed a kick at practice yet. So Pinegar, who is apparently looking good, is going to have real competition.
I think it's about as good news as we could have at this stage. If they have these three areas handled, this team has everything they need -- the offense may have to carry them early, but they have the athletes to be great on D by mid-season.
https://247sports.com/college/penn-...h-Parsons-Jahan-Dotson-Manny-Bowen-120511833/
After just a couple days of practice Franklin said last night all three of his big question marks going into the season are starting to be answered -- DT, placekicking and LB. Freshman kickers are doing very well. Young DTs are ahead of where he thought they'd be. Pieces falling into place at LB -- says Bowen has looked really good.
The fact that he's mentioning Bowen by name kind of validates the notion that the coaches are ready to use him a lot.
There's a freshman walk-on kicker I never heard of, Rafael Cheka, who hasn't missed a kick at practice yet. So Pinegar, who is apparently looking good, is going to have real competition.
I think it's about as good news as we could have at this stage. If they have these three areas handled, this team has everything they need -- the offense may have to carry them early, but they have the athletes to be great on D by mid-season.
https://247sports.com/college/penn-...h-Parsons-Jahan-Dotson-Manny-Bowen-120511833/