Mike Sanford can’t control whether a lineman makes or misses a block, whether a defender finishes or whiffs on a tackle or whether a receiver catches or drops a pass.
“The guys that emerge and show us they can play, I’m going to put them on the field,” Sanford said Monday at the Hilltoppers’ weekly news luncheon. “The guys that have shown that the moment’s going to be too big for them or they’re going to bat an eye when the situation gets pressure filled, those guys can’t play for us.
WKU’s 20-7 loss at Illinois on Saturday offered Sanford and his staff the chance to evaluate where lineup changes need to be made.