UB Football 2018: Linebackers Preview

What needs to be said about Khalil Hodge that you don’t already know? The NCAA’s leading tackler over his first two seasons with the Bulls, Hodge is out to anchor the UB defense, finish his college career with a bang, and cement his status on NFL draft boards.

He’s on the Bednarik, Bronco Nagurski, and Butkus watchlists and is this year’s name that we’ll hear too much of from underprepared G5 commentators doing games from three conferences a week. He’s more Kuechly than Mack, but I’d take either, and we know what we’re getting from the senior at the heart of the UB defense.

The more interesting stuff comes beyond Hodge: Who fills out the rest of the starting lineup, and who will make an…