If the Georgia Southern Eagles wanted to, they could start a senior at each position on the offensive line.The problem might have been that first-year head coach Willie Fritz is installing new things on offense, and the biggest fundamental changes occur on the offensive line, which has shifted focus from man- to zone-blocking schemes. Turns out, the previous staff under Jeff Monken had some of the same schemes in the shotgun and pistol, and it wasn’t nearly the adjustment the current coaches thought it would be.“Looking back after spring ball, we could have done a lot more with those guys and put more on them than we did,” said offensive coordinator Doug Ruse, who came to GSU with Fritz from Sam Houston State. “We thought it was going to be a slow transition to the zone scheme, but they really picked up on it fast.”The line is top-heavy with upperclassmen.
Offensive line ahead of the curve so far