Toledo had an obvious weakness in 2022: an oft-injured and, at times, ineffective offensive line.
So after locking up a talented recruiting class in the December signing period, head coach Jason Candle scoured the transfer portal for impact offensive linemen. He found them in Florida State’s Rod Orr and Rutgers’ David Nwaogwugwu.
“You reassess after December,” Candle said. “You get to this point in time and add a couple pieces, as we did today. Then you reassess again after spring ball and see if you have to add more from the portal.”
Orr, Nwaogwugwu, and high school seniors Jediyah Willoughby and Donivon Thomas joined a group of 16 December signees to form Toledo’s 2023 recruiting class.