Pitt is facing Three Early Teams Penn State, Oklahoma State, and UNC with Top Wideouts and the success in covering and tackling them can be the difference between 4-0, 2-2, and 1-3?
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Moving Hamilton inside allows the Lions to start Blacknall on the opposite side of the field from Godwin, who led the Lions with 69 receptions a year ago. The added weapon in Blacknall gives the Lions a constant deep threat. “They're just prototypes for the system,” offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead said of his receivers, arguably the deepest position group on the team. “So certainly with their athletic ability, playmaking skill, we're looking for big things from the receiving corps this year.”..............Still, the Lions are waiting for Blacknall's breakout year. He's a tall receiver with the breakaway speed to outrun cornerbacks — he was clocked at 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash during the winter, the second-fastest time on the team...........
Gattis, though, downplayed the importance of statistics, noting the depth the Lions have at receiver. Instead, he said he grades his receivers on “their value to the team.”
“I think he's going to have an unbelievable year,” Gattis said. “He's going to be an All-Big Ten receiver.”
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pennstate/11027508-74/state-blacknall-penn
Excerpt:
Moving Hamilton inside allows the Lions to start Blacknall on the opposite side of the field from Godwin, who led the Lions with 69 receptions a year ago. The added weapon in Blacknall gives the Lions a constant deep threat. “They're just prototypes for the system,” offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead said of his receivers, arguably the deepest position group on the team. “So certainly with their athletic ability, playmaking skill, we're looking for big things from the receiving corps this year.”..............Still, the Lions are waiting for Blacknall's breakout year. He's a tall receiver with the breakaway speed to outrun cornerbacks — he was clocked at 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash during the winter, the second-fastest time on the team...........
Gattis, though, downplayed the importance of statistics, noting the depth the Lions have at receiver. Instead, he said he grades his receivers on “their value to the team.”
“I think he's going to have an unbelievable year,” Gattis said. “He's going to be an All-Big Ten receiver.”
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pennstate/11027508-74/state-blacknall-penn
