[Goose]

Right -- the Front 7 was very aggressive.  
The secondary needs shoring up at Safety -- a chronic issue.

"The Best DB Coach In College Football" signed exactly three true safeties in 4 classes between 2017-2020. (And one of them was Stuart Head.) We have had the same number of scholarships awarded to walk-on safeties as every other position COMBINED in that stretch. Just mind-boggling how poor his management of a full half of his job has been.

That said, we finally have 2 on the way in the incoming '21 class, and LDS Scotty Edwards returning from mission in addition to likely more in '22.

I suspect the thinking has been that we could recruit like mad at corner and then take the players who weren't good enough cover guys and make safeties out of them. That can work, but it is not a guaranteed recipe for success. Your safeties need to be sure tacklers, aggressive, and have an understanding of where they need to be. They also have to be "fast enough". A converted corner may or may not have those attributes. Mostly, of late, they have not. Hopefully a shift in emphasis and recruiting guys who WANT to play safety will help a lot in the future.

[Goose]

Right -- the Front 7 was very aggressive.  
The secondary needs shoring up at Safety -- a chronic issue.

"The Best DB Coach In College Football" signed exactly three true safeties in 4 classes between 2017-2020. (And one of them was Stuart Head.) We have had the same number of scholarships awarded to walk-on safeties as every other position COMBINED in that stretch. Just mind-boggling how poor his management of a full half of his job has been.

That said, we finally have 2 on the way in the incoming '21 class, and LDS Scotty Edwards returning from mission in addition to likely more in '22.

I suspect the thinking has been that we could recruit like mad at corner and then take the players who weren't good enough cover guys and make safeties out of them. That can work, but it is not a guaranteed recipe for success. Your safeties need to be sure tacklers, aggressive, and have an understanding of where they need to be. They also have to be "fast enough". A converted corner may or may not have those attributes. Mostly, of late, they have not. Hopefully a shift in emphasis and recruiting guys who WANT to play safety will help a lot in the future.