Give some kudos for your big hogs.

[Ronbo]

Here is the biggest and deepest O-Line in Montana history. They will be the engine that drives the Offense this year. 7 hogs over 6'4" 300 lbs. We call Nick Lebsock our "Rudy". xlolx

Girard, Dan JR C 6' 4" 281 lbs. Yakima, WA
Lebsock, Nick SO C 6' 1" 239 lbs. Billings, MT
Russum, Brent SR OT 6' 4" 289 lbs. Lewiston, ID
Quinn, J.D. SR OG 6' 4" 301 lbs. Garland, TX
Arndt, David FR OL 6' 5" 259 lbs. Highlands Ranch, CO
Horn, Levi JR OT 6' 7" 305 lbs. Spokane, WA
Dapper, John SO OG 6' 6" 262 lbs. Kenmore, WA
Dyk, Chris JR OT 6' 8" 290 lbs. Dillon, MT
Hillesland, Terran JR OG 6' 7" 325 lbs. Sidney, MT
Dow, Colin SR C 6' 5" 300 lbs. Billings, MT
Carter, Dan SR OG 6' 5" 312 lbs. Bellingham, WA
Opperud, Jon FR OL 6' 7" 280 lbs. Milwaukie, OR
Lipski, Matt FR OL 6' 9" 320 lbs. Ashland, OR
Kmet, Kyle FR OL 6' 5" 300 lbs. Bonita, CA
Burton, Charles FR OL 6' 5" 315 lbs. Long Beach, CA
Lebeau, Blake FR OL 6' 5" 275 lbs. Union City, CA

[laxVik]

Don't stare in the mirror too long...

[slostang]

Cal Poly probably has one of the smallest O-lines in the FCS. They may not be huge, but the are also probably some of the quickest and most athletic in the FCS. Here they are:

Starting five:

Pat Koligian Sr, LT 6'3" 270
Stephen Field Sr, LG 6'1" 290
Jason Cox So, OC 6'0" 260
Will Mitchell So, RG 6'1" 285
Mike Porter Sr, RT 6'2" 265

Reserves:

Matt Duffy Rfr, OG 6'4" 250
Hal Kelley So, OC 6'0" 260
Maurice McClure Rfr, OG 6'2" 275
Art Munoz So, OT 6'2" 270
Eric White Sr, OT 6'2" 260
Brock Daniels Sr, OG 6'2" 270
Scott Winnewissr Rfr, OT 6'5" 235
Mathew Bertole Fr, OC 6'3" 248
Korben Boaz Fr, OL 6'1" 250
Karl Winkelman Fr, OL 6'3" 235

[Ronbo]

All of our guys fall into the 5.1 to 5.5 range in the forty. They are not slow. If a big guy runs a 4.9-5.0 Hauck usually puts him on the D-Line.

[Go Poly]

Concur; I have seen most of them play and they certainly are quick! It would be interesting to know what their 40 times are.

[Go Poly]

Looks like the Griz has USC's O-Line!! Ouch! I hope our D-line can survive!

[slostang]

I would bet that Wofford and Nicholls State both have smaller lines like Cal Poly seeing both run the triple option.

[slostang]

Nicholls State's big boys:

50 Burns, Blaine 6-0/230 OL SR 3L Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Redemptorist)
60 Murphy, Mark 5-10/232 OL SO SQ LaPlace, Louisiana (St. Charles Catholic)
61 Cormier, Nigel 6-1/250 OL SR 3L Lafayette, Louisiana (Lafayette)
62 Holman, Michael 6-5/290 OL FR HS Livingston, Texas (Livingston)
63 McDowell, Brandon 6-5/280 OL FR HS McComb, Miss. (McComb)
64 Thompson, Ted 6-3/220 OL FR HS Monument, Colorado (Lewis-Palmer)
66 Roussel, Bart 6-2/280 OL RS FR RS Gramercy, Louisiana (Riverside Academy)
67 Flowers, Aric 6-2/280 OL JR 2L Plano, Texas (Plano)
68 Cheramie, Ren 6-1/270 OL SO SQ Cut Off, Louisiana (South Lafourche)
69 Prejean, Cody 5-11/265 OL/DS SR 3L Napoleonville, Louisiana (Assumption)
70 Green, Josh 6-7/290 OL JR TR Modesto, Calif. (Modesto JC)
71 Knight, Drew 6-3/255 LS SO SQ Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Redemptorist)
73 Daniels, Justin 6-4/300 OL FR HS Mobile, Ala. (Murphy)
74 DeAvila, Jonathon 6-3/255 OL SR 3L Houston, Texas (Aldine)
75 Ward, Brandon 6-3/288 OL SO 1L Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge)
76 Johnston, Corey 6-5/270 OL FR HS Collierville, Tenn. (Rossville Academy)
77 Verrett, Josh 6-2/275 OL FR HS Houma, Louisiana (H.L. Bourgeois)
78 Langthorn, Spenser 6-3/284 OL/DS SO 1L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood)
79 McDade, Charles 6-0/300 OL SO 1L Friendswood, Texas (Clear Brook)


Wofford's big boys:

Clark Bishop So, OL 6'2" 262
Grant Duren So, OL 6'3" 265
Joe Fornadel So, 6'2" 264
Jonathan Hu ord So, OG 6'3" 287
Pat Illig So, 6'5" 311
Trey Johnson So, C 6'4" 250
Kyle Lanham Jr, OT 6'5" 265
Ben Miller Sr, OG 6'3" 305
Brent Owen Jr, OT 6'2" 275
Martin Padgett Fr-2, OL 6'3" 265
Nate Page Fr-2, 6'2" 268
Ben Quick Sr, OG 6'3" 285
Matt Vick So, OL 6'1" 225

[JackTwice]

McKnight, Ryan OL 6-2 280 So.
Flesner, Nick OL 6-3 285 Sr.
Elshere, Casey OL 6-5 235 RFr.
Orne, Woody OL 6-5 250 So.
Knips, Casey OL 6-8 300 Jr.
Skiles, Evan OL 6-6 315 Jr.
Ludemann, Jacob OL 6-6 290 Jr.
Koskovich, Nate OL 6-4 320 Jr.
Buchner, Zach OL 6-5 285 RFr.
Robling, Kevin OL 6-3 270 Sr.
Luedtke, Brendan OL 6-5 250 RFr.
Bender, Casey OL 6-6 285 Jr.
Gillen, Scott OL 6-3 285 Jr.

Bolded players are likely starters.

[bisonguy]

NDSU, projected starters in bold:

Bohl really likes to keep the o-line lean. During his first season at NDSU, nearly everyone on the O-line dropped 20 lbs.



74 Vadnais, Jordan OL 6-3 276 RFr. Fargo, N.D. (South HS)
61 Britt, Will OL 6-2 278 RFr. Brooklyn Center, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)
62 Manowske, J.J. OL 6-3 280 Fr. Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary's Springs HS)
78 Cornick, Paul OL 6-5 285 RFr. Orono, Minn. (Orono HS)
65 Foster, Ryan OG 6-2 290 Jr. Eleva, Wis. (Eleva-Sturm HS)
99 Fairbairn, Mike NG 6-2 293 Jr. LaGrange, Ill. (Lyons Township HS)
56 Harrington, Zach C 6-2 293 Sr. Carrington, N.D. (Carrington HS)
60 Backowski, Paul OT 6-6 294 Jr. Winsted, Minn. (Colorado) (Foley HS)
71 Landingham, Carlin OL 6-3 295 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. (Muskegon HS)
73 Lund, Joe OL 6-2 295 Fr. Bloomington, Minn. (Kennedy HS)
69 Wellenstein, Chris OT 6-6 296 RFr. Centerville, S.D. (Centerville HS)
64 Septak, James C 6-2 298 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS)
75 Ebel, Gerry OT 6-6 304 Jr. Yankton, S.D. (Yankton HS)
52 Arndt, Michael OG 6-6 305 So. LaMoure, N.D. (LaMoure HS)
76 Buckman, Keith OT 6-5 305 Jr. Belfield, N.D. (Belfield HS)
68 Beckius, Ty OL 6-3 310 Fr. Mahnomen, Minn. (Mahnomen HS)
66 McGregor, DJ OG 6-2 310 So. Warren, Minn. (Warren-Alvarado-Oslo HS)
63 Richard, Austin OL 6-2 319 RFr. Fargo, N.D. (South HS)

[WCU LawCat]

Western Carolina Catamount HOGS

Returning starters in bold

Ryan Kurzec 6-2 240 OL FR Jamestown, N.C.//Ragsdale HS
James Singletary 6-2 275 OL RS SR Kernersville, N.C.//Glenn HS
John McDaris 6-3 270 LS RS SO Brevard, N.C.//Brevard HS
Zack Brown 6-2 260 LS JR Granite Falls, N.C.//South Caldwell HS
Steven Ray 6-2 290 OL RS SO Morristown, Tenn.//Campbellsville College
Nathan Postelle 6-3 250 OL FR Tunnel Hill, Ga.//Northwest Whitfield
Ryan Cooper 6-4 300 OL SR Danville, Ill./College of DuPage
Matt Winter 6-5 265 OT SO Spartanburg, S.C.//Dorman HS
Justin Johnson 6-1 290 OL SR Seymour, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee/Seymour HS
Josh Deaver 6-2 300 OL SR Canton, N.C.//Pisgah HS--------Started every game in 2006
Ben Davies 6-3 290 OL JR Swanoanoa, N.C.//Fork Union (Va.) Military Acad./Owen HS-------out with knee injury
Kevin Wiggins 6-4 270 OL SR Charlotte, N.C.//Butler HS
Bobby Furmage 6-5 300 OL SR Kernersville, N.C.//East Forsyth HS
Josh Reese 6-2 280 OL SO Bethlehem, N.C.//Alexander Central HS
Brandon Hribar 6-6 290 OL JR San Diego, Calif./Palomar CC/La Costa Canyon HS-------will compete for starting time
Dylan Thompson 6-5 300 OL RS FR Bonaire, Ga.//Houston County HS
Victor Aquilina 6-2 280 OL JR Carlsbad, Calif./Palomar College-------will compete for starting time

[Ronbo]

I forgot to highlight the starters.

Here are the 4 returning starters and the backup that should complete the starting 5.

Russum, Brent SR OT 6' 4" 289 lbs. Lewiston, ID
Quinn, J.D. SR OG 6' 4" 301 lbs. Garland, TX
Horn, Levi JR OT 6' 7" 305 lbs. Spokane, WA
Hillesland, Terran JR OG 6' 7" 325 lbs. Sidney, MT
Dow, Colin SR C 6' 5" 300 lbs. Billings, MT

Dow will likely be switched to Guard and Quinn is going to play Center.

[Lionsrking]

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
(projected starters in bold)

Tom Danel............6-8, 340......Sr.
Brent Blazevich......6-2, 328......Sr.
Willie Pritchett......6-6, 320.....Jr.
Kenny Stallings......6-4, 315....Jr.
David Ward...........6-3, 300....So.
Jordan Powell........6-2, 300......Fr.
Justin Templet.......6-5, 295......So.
Kevin Hughes........6-5, 290....So.
Josh Bridges.........6-2, 290.......So.
Stephan Johnson...6-2, 290.......Fr.
Brad Bardy............6-0, 290....Sr.
Josh Penton..........6-3, 275.......Fr.
Paul Roppolo.........6-5, 275.......Fr.
Shamory Favorite..6-4. 270.......Fr.
Miles Abrams........6-3, 270.......Fr.
Josh Edwards.......6-2, 250.......Fr.

We're replacing four starters from last year but this is the most physically talented group we've had. Should be much more athletic and physical.

[SU DOG]

Whatever shortcomings the Samford Bulldogs have in the SoCon this year, the size of the OL will DEFINITELY NOT be one of them. (Sizes listed on our official site)
Probable starters:

LT #78 RS-Sr. Mitchell Waters 6-6 308 lbs
LG #60 RS-Sr. Tommy Smith 6-4 318 lbs
C #61 RS-JR. Jon Webber 6-4 306 lbs
RG #50 Soph Thomas Gray 6-6 330 lbs
RT #57 Soph Keith Jones 6-7 325 lbs
And TE #83 JR Chris Spivey 6-5 274 lbs

[ASUPATCH]

Seeing as though we run the spread... having size on our OL isn't of much importance rather athleticism is the key to our OL sucess.

Here is the two deep.

LEFT TACKLE
60 BRAD COLEY (6-4, 285, Sr.)
73 Corbett Harris (6-5, 265, So.)
LEFT GUARD
71 PAT MILLS (6-2, 275, So.)
61 Mario Acitelli (6-2, 275, Jr.)
CENTER
57 BRETT IRVIN (6-0, 260, So.)
64 Orry Frye (6-2, 270, Fr.)
RIGHT GUARD
63 DANIEL KILGORE (6-3, 285, So.)
50 Nick Sloan (6-2, 280, So.)
RIGHT TACKLE
72 JONATHAN BIESCHKE (6-5, 285, Sr.)
70 Matt Ruff (6-3, 280, Fr.)

[griz&beer]

Are O line will be a big Plus this year. I think they will gell and make some big troble fore some D lines.

[catbob]

Cats have had some problems keeping our offensive linemen academically eligible. :(

74 Miller, Jeff OT 6-7 276 So Pocatello, ID/Highland - ???
76 Hansen, Jeff OT 6-4 281 Jr Great Falls, MT/CM Russell
79 Erickson, Michael OL 6-3 279 Fr Havre, MT/Havre
67 Gray, Mitchell OL 6-2 244 Fr Minturn, CO/
71 Hoffmann, Jesse OL 6-4 289 So Helena, MT/Capital
64 Brooks, Nate OL 6-3 255 Fr Great Falls, MT/
53 Bernard, Matt OL 6-3 297 Fr Gig Harbor, WA/Gig Harbor HS
57 Simpson, Sean OL 6-2 215 Fr Helena, MT/Capital HS
62 Tauanuu, Ben OL 6-4 290 Fr Santa Ana, CA/Mater Dei HS
55 Verlanic, Andrew OL 6-4 240 Fr Drummond, MT/Drummond HS
66 Mentzel, Clint OL 6-5 272 Fr Midlothian, TX/Midlothian HS
70 Patterson, Anthony OL 6-3 307 Jr Sacramento, CA/Sierra JC
57 Hill, Justin OL 6-3 243 So Worden, MT/Huntley Project
72 Person, Mike OL 6-5 285 So Glendive, MT/Dawson County
68 Burbank, Conrad OL 6-4 278 Fr Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue
73 Terrien, Alex OL 6-4 267 Fr Auburn, WA/Riverside
61 Verlanic, Jim C 6-0 263 Sr Anaconda, MT/Anaconda
75 Saucedo, Louis OG 6-5 330 Sr Long Beach, CA/Trabuco Hills HS

Miller started a few games last year, but I have heard he is having grade problems. I don't really know his status at this point.

Saucedo started all games in '06, but was ineligible in '07, but worked hard and got back on track to play for his senior season.

Patterson is the big JC transfer (6'3 307) but has been injured a bit in the spring, and from the sounds of it not too many people in Bobcat Country have been impressed with him so far.

If Miller can't go, I'm not sure who will be playing where. We have a lot of depth, but not a ton of size. Ash has mentioned we are switching to a spread offense, though.