Is Hudson hurt?
I didn't read through every thread so I don't know if this was mentioned, but I was wondering in Stueber passed Hudson on the depth chart or if he is dealing with something. Also, I saw Black out there for 2 snaps, but didn't notice if he played any more. Anyway, great win, and Go Blue!
October 21st, 2018 at 11:06 AM ^
Stueber is massive and probably ahead of Hudson in run-blocking, which is basically all we were interested in doing at that point in the game.
Re: Black, we definitely were not going to play him on a muddy field.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:09 AM ^
Black played. At least 2 snaps.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
Correct, but not after the rain. He came in, we had to call TO, then the delay hit. We were not going to play a guy coming off a broken foot on a wet field.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
I like that extra measure of caution. Especially with big games ahead of us and a bye week to do some extra healing.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
I know you're part of the medical staff. You're the only one on this blog that has trustworthy information when it comes to injuries. Thanks for that.
(Though he's not here much anymore, Magnus also has good information. Didn't want to leave him out of the mention.)
October 21st, 2018 at 11:08 AM ^
Hudson is LT, Stueber a RT as far as I know
October 21st, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
Pretty strange that whenever the backup OL came in, Mayfield was at LT and Hudson was at RT...
October 21st, 2018 at 11:24 AM ^
so as far as I know, I don't know lol
October 21st, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
Even stranger that Hudson is the RT on the official 'Unofficial 2-Deep'.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
Anybody know how many games Mayfield has played in? Hoping we kept his RS.
October 21st, 2018 at 2:28 PM ^
Mayfield has played 3 games: Western Michigan, Nebraska, Maryland. I think he's going to be red-shirted unless he's needed as a starter down the road this season.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:21 AM ^
No Hudson is a RT, Mayfield is LT, but he was dealing with something, so I wonder if Hudson is the backup if he is still hurting.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:09 AM ^
Jeebus, thought you were talking about Khaleke
October 21st, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
I am not sure it matters much at this point. We know who the starters are and we also know that Hudson had a long way to go on the O-Line. Personally I was happy to see Steuber out there as it means we have more bullets at tackle than just Mayfield and Hudson.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
Stueber was doing pretty good job other than the false start. Of course, the spartans gave up already by the time he is one the field.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
Thought you meant Khaleke.
Which I wondered. He played but didn't seem to make any plays...which seems very unlike him.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:23 AM ^
He, or I should say his position suffers against teams like MSU, and Wisconsin. Hudson and Peppers are essentially playing an OLB position against pro style power teams. He wasn't very effective against Wisconsin either. A bit undersized.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:33 PM ^
Wonder why we don't pull him in games like that and play three true LBs
October 21st, 2018 at 4:46 PM ^
I'm gonna trust in Don Brown's mustache to decide on that.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:26 AM ^
A pair of back-to-back targeting ejections early in the season likely has a way of tempering your ferocity on the field.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:10 PM ^
He's not making as many tackles or blitzing as much, but he's doing other things well like messing up blocks and forcing the ball one way.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:23 AM ^
What quarter was it they Black played? I missed it.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:24 AM ^
The 1st series, he was in the slot.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:59 AM ^
He started then!
Way to go, Tarik. 2 more weeks to heal. Keep this up.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
I saw Nate Schoenle made the travel team as well but did not see him play. Save for Gary, Luigi Vilain, and Brad Robbins, this squad is nearly back to 100%. Hope Gary is back for Ped State.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
I thought the reports were Luigi Vilain is out for a year?
October 21st, 2018 at 2:30 PM ^
Schoenle played special teams for the second game in a row yesterday.
October 21st, 2018 at 11:55 AM ^
Maybe Stueber has just passed Hudson. Stueber has an extra year in the program and is not a position-switch like Hudson. And Stueber was hurt in fall camp but has had time to get healthy.
Honestly, if Stueber is better than Hudson, I wouldn’t mind seeing Hudson at DT next year, at least as a 2-way player. We’re going to have Runyan and Mayfield competing for LT, plus whoever else emerges.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:03 PM ^
we have a lot more DL depth than OT depth
October 21st, 2018 at 12:20 PM ^
Yeah, but I think Hudson has a lot of talent and I want to see him on the field. You only play two OTs. If we have three good OTs between Runyan, Stueber, and Mayfield next season—plus developmental guys behind them—then I think it’s worth the risk.
Besides, our depth at DT is not that great. We lose Mone and Marshall after this year, and could lose Solomon after next year. Kemp and Dwumfour are looking good, but Jeter is still a work in progress and right now we’re probably counting on Mazi Smith to contribute as a freshman. That’s pretty good depth, but as we saw last week a couple poorly-timed injuries or targeting suspensions can cut into it quickly. If Hudson is only the #4 OT then I would move him back to DT in a heartbeat; if he’s #3 I think I still would, especially if the #4 guy isn’t far behind.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
I disagree here, we lose Mone and Marshall this year. We will have Soloman, Jeter @NT.. Kemp and Dwumfour at 3T...and no other scholarship players. That seems way too thin to me, a couple injuries and we are playing walkons.
The thing is Hudson has lost 2 year of development if he switches back so I don't think it would be a great Idea, we just need to recruit some more DT's
October 21st, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
We will have Hinton and Smith and that Belleville kid, though he is almost guaranteed to RS
October 21st, 2018 at 1:38 PM ^
I know Hinton is expected to move inside, but isn’t he something like 265 lbs. right now? Could take a year of S&C before he’s 3T-sized.
October 21st, 2018 at 1:30 PM ^
Stueber was injured during training camp otherwise he might have been in the discussion at RT from the get go - not sure if he would’ve pushed JBB to start but maybe...
October 21st, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Whew, I thought this was about Khaleke Hudson at first.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:01 PM ^
I did too.
Seems to not be part of highlights for a while.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:15 PM ^
Awful thread title
October 21st, 2018 at 12:24 PM ^
But MGoBoard needed something to complain about.
So it's a great title, giving you just what you wanted on this quiet Sunday.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:33 PM ^
Too bad the OP can't edit it on mgoblog 3.0 either
October 21st, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
Why do these titles need to be edited?
I don't think there's any way to have perfect titles.
I get the impression there's unhappy people commenting here that expect their source of happiness to be here. And they aren't finding it. So they think if titles were changed they'd get happiness.
They need to get out and get some air, enjoy the day, have some fun.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Please specify which Hudson next time.
Made me think you were referring to Khaleke.
October 21st, 2018 at 1:10 PM ^
Yeah, he should have read your mind beforehand.
But hey, you got your daily quota for MGoBoard complaining in.
Too bad you can't downvote the post too.
October 21st, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
One other factor that I haven't seen mentioned yet. Hudson's barrier to being a starter was consistency, he could be great most of the time but then make a big mistake. In a tight game like that, the coaches don't want the risk of a totally blown assignment that gets a free rusher at the QB or stuffs a run behind the line.
October 21st, 2018 at 1:19 PM ^
I said this on another thread. They knew they weren’t going to be passing at that point. Struber is huge- he was in for running.
October 21st, 2018 at 1:23 PM ^
Who cares either way? There is competent OL coaching now. Ed will make the correct decision.