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That they have not even played suggests that they are nowhere near ready, so who comes in to take Okereke's spot when he graduates?

Wasn't everybody raving about Ricky Miezan in fall practice? He's listed as an inside backer.

Is he injured?  Otherwise, why not get him into <5 games so as to get him some game experience, see how he does in game situations, etc.

This might be one of those cases where the coaches view the situation differently than the standard fan-take. 
Depending upon just what stage of development a player is in, and what they are working on, actual game time may or may not be the most important thing to spur development. I could at least imagine that Miezan needs to work on some fundamental issues and the coaches fear that the pressure of playing in games will cause him to revert to instincts, old habits, etc. 

Or simply that the coaches feel the four games are better spent when he is a few steps further down the development curve. 

I don't know, but it isn't so simple as he should be playing if not injured.

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That they have not even played suggests that they are nowhere near ready, so who comes in to take Okereke's spot when he graduates?

Wasn't everybody raving about Ricky Miezan in fall practice? He's listed as an inside backer.

Is he injured?  Otherwise, why not get him into <5 games so as to get him some game experience, see how he does in game situations, etc.

This might be one of those cases where the coaches view the situation differently than the standard fan-take. 
Depending upon just what stage of development a player is in, and what they are working on, actual game time may or may not be the most important thing to spur development. I could at least imagine that Miezan needs to work on some fundamental issues and the coaches fear that the pressure of playing in games will cause him to revert to instincts, old habits, etc. 

Or simply that the coaches feel the four games are better spent when he is a few steps further down the development curve. 

I don't know, but it isn't so simple as he should be playing if not injured.