In Wednesday’s edition of our B1G Picture series, each Big Ten
Rivals site highlighted the players or positions that may be hardest to replace in 2021, with departing stars leaving behind a void that could be tough to fill.
Today though, we shift our focus to the stars of tomorrow.
Which Big Ten players that flew under the radar in years past –– or may not have arrived on campus yet –– could be on the precipice of breakout stardom in 2021?
That’s the question we assigned to Rivals contributors at each Big Ten site for today’s piece, as our insiders and analysts give you the bead on which players on each team in the conference could be on the fast-track for a quick rise in notoriety this season.
Battle brewing for two starting spots along Michigan’s offensive line
Updated 8:12 AM;
Today 8:10 AM
Michigan offensive lineman Chuck Filiaga (66) tries to keep Penn State defensive lineman P.J. Mustipher (97) out of the backfield in the first quarter of their Big Ten football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, November 28, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Michigan’s football team closed spring practice with three starters determined along its offensive line.
The Wolverines now enter the summer looking for two more as competition brews to figure out who will protect the quarterback this fall.
There is also plenty of excitement within the Michigan fan base, and program, about freshman early enrollee
J.J. McCarthy, a former four-star, top-50 recruit nationally. J.J. was terrific as a mid-year freshman, and got himself all the way up to No. 2 [on the depth chart], Harbaugh revealed.
And then there is freshman
Dan Villari, who did not appear in a game last season. At 6-4, 227 pounds, Villari is a dual-threat quarterback with a lot of strength. Harbaugh said the Wolverines are experimenting with some of the things they can do with Villari, moving him around and finding a way to get him on the field.
Seth
March 1st, 2021 at 1:10 PM
They put out a spring roster. It only has a few things of interest in it but we respect tradition so here’s your jerk:
POSITION CHANGES
Jack Stewart OL >“DL”. It looks like one of the bench guards is going to take a shot at the much shallower depth chart at defensive tackle. Stewart was kind of a lost man at guard, where Zak Zinter played as a true freshman and several more touted guys in Stewart’s class like Barnhart, Keegan, Jones, and Rumler have gotten a lot more mention.
David Ojabo “DL” >”LB”. This is not much of a change. Ojabo arrived late in practice last year and when he was technically a SAM and in fact just an edge rusher. The move to more of a base multiple has a job for that called linebacker.
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