Tomorrow marks the start of the first spring practice without Gus Malzahn since 2012, and it’s going to be a season full of question marks for the Tigers as they get ready for the 2021 campaign. We’ve covered some of the larger question marks in how the offense (particularly the backfield) will fare with Bryan Harsin and Mike Bobo in control, but something that’ll be a larger unknown comes on the defensive side of the ball.
When we covered linebackers, we talked at length about how having the best group in the conference doesn’t mean a whole lot if the defensive line can’t keep guards and blockers at bay and prevent them from getting to the second level.