Thinking about Lamonte McDougle’s place in WSU’s defense

WSU Athletic CommunicationsThere is a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle on the Washington State Cougars roster who is third on the depth chart and struggling to find consistent playing time. Generally, that’s not much cause for concern — after all, defensive linemen can take time to develop, and nobody’s out here freaking out about why Jesus Echevarria isn’t playing, or why Ahmir Crowder hasn’t burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman.

However, this particular player transferred from the West Virginia Mounaineers, and he once was put on a “freshman all-Amercan” team by one publication that one time — plus the defense has struggled — which leads a lot of people to ask a lot of questions…