Insomnia and Oregano: Brent Venables recaps young defensive line's spring

Tyler Davis impressed Venables during the springVenables will have a young defensive line in 2019, and while some players have limited experience, there is no amount of seasoning he can use to get them ready. They have to learn as they go.

We have had a lot of seasoned guys here in the past. But these guys aren’t seasoned,” Venables said. “There is no oregano or pepper we can throw on them. There is a lot of prep work to do.”

The Tigers were without veteran defensive tackles Nyles Pinckney and Jordan Williams during the spring as both players recovered from injuries. Those injuries allowed a lot of those younger players to gain valuable reps in practice.

“Everybody would have gotten reps had…