Old Dominion Monarchs College Football Preview 2021: Defense
– What was going to be a quick fix positive going into last year is yet another question mark going into fall camp. The defense was supposed to get back almost all of the top tacklers won’t have that luxury, and the front line got gutted by the transfer portal.
– The linebacking corps isn’t totally starting over, but it’s rebuilding. 230-pound Jordan Young finished second on the team with 86 tackles in 2019, but there’s not a whole lot of sure-thing help around him.
The line lost top pass rushers Juwan Ross (East Tennessee State) and Keion White (Georgia Tech) – losing White really, really hurts – but 210-pound Marcus Haynes is back to work on one end after tying White and Ross with 3.5 sacks.
There’s not a lot of size in the interior – losing Jeremy Meiser to Northwestern stings – but Tyre Bibby is a 260-pound veteran, and a few big bodies are in place for the rotation.
– The secondary was going to need to all but start over anyway. Geronda Hall finished third on the team with 69 tackles from his nickel back spot, but the corners are are green. 2021 top recruit Jalen McCain and 2020 top guy LaMareon Johnson might be thrown to the wolves right away.
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