Future of the O-line

[Razorback4]

I can't help but get a little excited when I see the guys we have on the O-line next year and then guys coming in with the 2014 and 2015 recruiting classes. CBB is starting to build an O-line like he had at Wisconsin and I can't wait to see them perform together. Below is some of our returning lineman and their class for 2014.

Coming back next year:

- Brey Cook (Sr.) 6'7, 330
- Mitch Smothers (Jr.) 6'4, 315
- Austin Beck (Jr.) 6'7, 305
- Grady Ollison (Jr.) 6'5, 307
- Marcus Danenhauer (Jr.) 6'5, 308
- Reeve Koehler (So.) 6'4, 336
- Denver Kirkland (So.) 6'5, 345
- Dan Skipper (So.) 6'10, 317


And guys coming in:
2014:

- Sebastian Tretola: 6'4, 315, also had offers from Florida, Oklahoma, TCU, and Texas Tech
- Jovan Pruitt: 6'5, 295, also had offers from Arizona St, Baylor, Florida, Ole Miss, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Texas
-Frank Ragnow: 6'6, 288, also had offers from California, Florida State, Miami, Ole Miss, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin
-Brian Wallace: 6'6, 304: #96 recruit in the 2014 class according to Rivals, #9 tackle in 2014 class, #1 player in Missouri, had offers from Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio St.


2015:

- Colton Jackson: 6'6, 291
- Zach Rogers: 6'1, 300: Listed by rivals as #1 Center in 2015 class, had offers from Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, and UCLA.




This offensive line could be amazing in the next couple of years and these players continue to improve and develop. I for one am excited. :razorback:

[Seebs]

Reeve will be a RS freshman. But I share your excitement.

[three hog night]

A great Oline is being built that will rival Korte, Koch lines with Holtz/Beightol.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

Depth at the O-line is critical to competing against Alabama and LSU... Looks like a bright future, are any of them fast enough to play safety?

[three hog night]

Any QB is going to salivate when they look at the protection this oline will create.   RB's and WR's will do the same.

[redeye]

It has me excited also, but why does everyone leave off the Alabama offer for Pruitt?

[PGTIGERHOG]

Left off probable starter at center - Sr. Luke Charpentier, along with So. Boyd who was on the two-deep last year at guard and Sr. Stringer.

The O-line will be a strength moving forward.

[Foshodo]

had no idea Zach Rogers was rated that highly... nice. will he be playing at all his senior year with his injury?

[secneahog]

I'm assuming Reeve received a medical shirt or Redshirt.

I'm high on Cordale Boyd & Charp

[ChitownHawg]

Depth at the O-line is critical to competing against Alabama and LSU... Looks like a bright future, are any of them fast enough to play safety?

[MuskogeeHogFan]

I can't help but get a little excited when I see the guys we have on the O-line next year and then guys coming in with the 2014 and 2015 recruiting classes. CBB is starting to build an O-line like he had at Wisconsin and I can't wait to see them perform together. Below is some of our returning lineman and their class for 2014.

Coming back next year:

- Brey Cook (Sr.) 6'7, 330
- Mitch Smothers (Jr.) 6'4, 315
- Austin Beck (Jr.) 6'7, 305
- Grady Ollison (Jr.) 6'5, 307
- Marcus Danenhauer (Jr.) 6'5, 308
- Reeve Koehler (So.) 6'4, 336
- Denver Kirkland (So.) 6'5, 345
- Dan Skipper (So.) 6'10, 317


And guys coming in:
2014:

- Sebastian Tretola: 6'4, 315, also had offers from Florida, Oklahoma, TCU, and Texas Tech
- Jovan Pruitt: 6'5, 295, also had offers from Arizona St, Baylor, Florida, Ole Miss, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Texas
-Frank Ragnow: 6'6, 288, also had offers from California, Florida State, Miami, Ole Miss, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin
-Brian Wallace: 6'6, 304: #96 recruit in the 2014 class according to Rivals, #9 tackle in 2014 class, #1 player in Missouri, had offers from Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio St.


2015:

- Colton Jackson: 6'6, 291
- Zach Rogers: 6'1, 300: Listed by rivals as #1 Center in 2015 class, had offers from Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, and UCLA.




This offensive line could be amazing in the next couple of years and these players continue to improve and develop. I for one am excited. :razorback:

You also forgot McClure, a two time Juco AA who was redshirted last year and has two years of eligibility remaining and is a pretty big boy in his own right.

[buldozer]

This seems to be our brightest area for the future....very exciting!

[Capt. Hamm]

Future looks good! Woo Pig!

[root_hawg]

Line up the road graders and let's roll

[bphi11ips]

Offensive linemen are the most underappreciated players in football.  The average fan sees them as fungible.  Any 6'6" 330 pounder will do.  The athleticism of offensive linemen is discounted.

It takes years to develop offensive lines.  The reads and schemes are complicated, which is why the best offensive linemen are usually highly intelligent.  That, plus the physical maturation that is still going on between 18 and 23 is the reason 4th and 5th year players usually make up the best lines.  Although it takes patience to build a line, it can be perpetuated almost indefinitely if properly maintained.  Nebraska may be the best example of a program that competed at a higher level than should have been expected because of decades of great offensive lines, but Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and LSU have all sustained success with outstanding lines.  Arkansas has had its share of great offensive lines over the years.

I can't remember a time when Arkansas had more talent in the offensive line than it will have after Wednesday.  If there is any reason to be optimistic about the Hogs' future, it is what is developing up front on offense.

[lahawg1]

I bet those guys could clean out a Golden Corral buffet..... That kind of a OL will make Collins & JWill very wealthy men....

[root_hawg]

Had a restaurant back in college that had an "if you can eat this in a hour, it's free"  ... After me and a few of the football team got wind out of it, it made for a lot of free meals!  Didn't take them long to do away with that special!

[FANONTHEHILL]

I'm assuming Reeve received a medical shirt or Redshirt.

I'm high on Cordale Boyd & Charp

Medical redshirt for dislocated patella for Reeve Koehler.

[ChitownHawg]

Had a restaurant back in college that had an "if you can eat this in a hour, it's free"  ... After me and a few of the football team got wind out of it, it made for a lot of free meals!  Didn't take them long to do away with that special!

Yep I saw that in Remember the Titans!  Which one was you?

[Tim Harris]

You also forgot McClure, a two time Juco AA who was redshirted last year and has two years of eligibility remaining and is a pretty big boy in his own right.

I thought I saw something on twitter where he said this would be his Sr year.

I know he played 2 years at a JC and I was thinking he RS at Kansas or KState before that.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

I thought I saw something on twitter where he said this would be his Sr year.

I know he played 2 years at a JC and I was thinking he RS at Kansas or KState before that.

Maybe he was. He came out of the 2010 class but had no scholarship offer to Kansas. He may very well have gone to Kansas as a walk-on but he wasn't listed on their roster. Walk on, no scholarship, no playiing time, not officially on the team, no need to actually R/S him...I wonder if the NCAA would actually count that as a year of eligibility?

I guess he transferred to JC the spring after that first fall or maybe after the following spring and played two years. I guess if you count a walk on year and not even being offcially on the team, this coming year would be his Senior year of elgibility. Not sure what his actual eligibility is at this time. His bio in the media guide never mentions him being at Kansas at all but he did spend the 2011 and 2012 seasons at Butler CC so the 2010 season is missing and could have been his walk-n year at Kansas.

[ricepig]

I thought I saw something on twitter where he said this would be his Sr year.

I know he played 2 years at a JC and I was thinking he RS at Kansas or KState before that.

Yeah, he tweeted something like a get to come back for my Sr yr??

[three hog night]

Offensive linemen are the most underappreciated players in football.  The average fan sees them as fungible.  Any 6'6" 330 pounder will do.  The athleticism of offensive linemen is discounted.

It takes years to develop offensive lines.  The reads and schemes are complicated, which is why the best offensive linemen are usually highly intelligent.  That, plus the physical maturation that is still going on between 18 and 23 is the reason 4th and 5th year players usually make up the best lines.  Although it takes patience to build a line, it can be perpetuated almost indefinitely if properly maintained.  Nebraska may be the best example of a program that competed at a higher level than should have been expected because of decades of great offensive lines, but Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and LSU have all sustained success with outstanding lines.  Arkansas has had its share of great offensive lines over the years.

I can't remember a time when Arkansas had more talent in the offensive line than it will have after Wednesday.  If there is any reason to be optimistic about the Hogs' future, it is what is developing up front on offense.

I couldn't agree more

[Großer Kriegschwein]

Offensive linemen are the most underappreciated players in football.  The average fan sees them as fungible.  Any 6'6" 330 pounder will do.  The athleticism of offensive linemen is discounted.

It takes years to develop offensive lines.  The reads and schemes are complicated, which is why the best offensive linemen are usually highly intelligent.  That, plus the physical maturation that is still going on between 18 and 23 is the reason 4th and 5th year players usually make up the best lines.  Although it takes patience to build a line, it can be perpetuated almost indefinitely if properly maintained.  Nebraska may be the best example of a program that competed at a higher level than should have been expected because of decades of great offensive lines, but Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and LSU have all sustained success with outstanding lines.  Arkansas has had its share of great offensive lines over the years.

I can't remember a time when Arkansas had more talent in the offensive line than it will have after Wednesday.  If there is any reason to be optimistic about the Hogs' future, it is what is developing up front on offense.

Absolutely. If we can win at the LOS then many things open up and I'll take Alex or JW against a LB or Safety in the open field. Sounds good to me.

[three hog night]

Absolutely. If we can win at the LOS then many things open up and I'll take Alex or JW against a LB or Safety in the open field. Sounds good to me.

It also gives BA a better chance to succeed while we wait on his back ups to develop.   Our offense should be much better.

[Mike Irwin]

I bet those guys could clean out a Golden Corral buffet..... That kind of a OL will make Collins & JWill very wealthy men....

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[thirrdegreetusker]

A great Oline is being built that will rival Korte, Koch lines with Holtz/Beightol.

Greg Koch was a JFB recruit; never played a down for Holtz. The Hogs used a great run of OLs recruits to go from .500 teams to 10-2 in JFB's next-to-last team, and transition into the early Holtz years (30-5-1 in Holtz first 3 years here) .

LaFargue, Skinner, Kolenda, Koch, Thielmann, Heim, L Harris, MLewis.......all JFB recruits


And, heck yes, when you control the LOS, the play-calling gets infinitely easier.

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Who is that second from the left? Is that McClure? That kid has some "guns".

[three hog night]

Greg Koch was a JFB recruit; never played a down for Holtz. The Hogs used a great run of OLs recruits to go from .500 teams to 10-2 in JFB's next-to-last team, and transition into the early Holtz years (30-5-1 in Holtz first 3 years here) .

LaFargue, Skinner, Kolenda, Koch, Thielmann, Heim, L Harris, MLewis.......all JFB recruits


And, heck yes, when you control the LOS, the play-calling gets infinitely easier.

thanks for the correction.  At least you can say we are developing something that will rival that group.

[Tim Harris]

Who is that second from the left? Is that McClure? That kid has some "guns".

Cook, Charp, Koehler, Dannehauer and Skipper

[bphi11ips]

Can Cook play the post? 

[hawgmasta]

Can Cook play the post?

Seriously. . . Let's throw kirkand and skipper in there as well.

[12247]

At least on paper, this could be the best group of O-linemen Arkansas has ever had.  I expected BB to bring in linemen on both sides of the ball and he is.  He loves the lines and what a coach loves he does well.

We're gonna need these Guys cause listen here.  Right from the Tulsa World this date:  Six of ESPN.coms top 8 have signed with the SEC.  25 of the top 50 with the SEC.  15 of those are 5 star and 5 of those have signed with BAMA.  They think BAMA's O-line recruits this year could be the best college personnel for that position ever, all time. 

[Zcoach]

Offensive linemen are the most underappreciated players in football.  The average fan sees them as fungible.  Any 6'6" 330 pounder will do.  The athleticism of offensive linemen is discounted.

It takes years to develop offensive lines.  The reads and schemes are complicated, which is why the best offensive linemen are usually highly intelligent.  That, plus the physical maturation that is still going on between 18 and 23 is the reason 4th and 5th year players usually make up the best lines.  Although it takes patience to build a line, it can be perpetuated almost indefinitely if properly maintained.  Nebraska may be the best example of a program that competed at a higher level than should have been expected because of decades of great offensive lines, but Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and LSU have all sustained success with outstanding lines.  Arkansas has had its share of great offensive lines over the years.

I can't remember a time when Arkansas had more talent in the offensive line than it will have after Wednesday.  If there is any reason to be optimistic about the Hogs' future, it is what is developing up front on offense.

Reminds me of a quote that Kennedy had about Jefferson with a Hog slant.  The offensive line now and recruits are the greatest OL classes together except for when Shawn Andrews and Jason Peters were on the field together.

Also hard to beat any line with a Bequette on it.  But the Koch, LaFarge, Skinner, group was a good one.  Do not forget Mabry, Apolskis, Crawford 1988-89 group

[Big Boi]

I can't help but get a little excited when I see the guys we have on the O-line next year and then guys coming in with the 2014 and 2015 recruiting classes. CBB is starting to build an O-line like he had at Wisconsin and I can't wait to see them perform together. Below is some of our returning lineman and their class for 2014.

Coming back next year:

- Brey Cook (Sr.) 6'7, 330
- Mitch Smothers (Jr.) 6'4, 315
- Austin Beck (Jr.) 6'7, 305
- Grady Ollison (Jr.) 6'5, 307
- Marcus Danenhauer (Jr.) 6'5, 308
- Reeve Koehler (So.) 6'4, 336
- Denver Kirkland (So.) 6'5, 345
- Dan Skipper (So.) 6'10, 317

Outside of Skipper and Kirkland that's a list full of underachievers. Not bashing those are the facts.