"Those three juniors who appear to have won starting berths going into fall camp are Herbert Gamboa at "Sam," Jeremiah Kose at "Mike," and Kendrick Van Ackeren at "Will." Junior Connor Lebsock (6-2, 205) is the back-up at the "Sam" linebacker spot."
"Two very promising redshirt freshmen, Tucker Schye and Connor Strahm, are also expected to see plenty of action this season. Zach Vis, also a redshirt frosh, is also in the mix and could have a bright future."
MIKE LINEBACKER: Kose (6-2, 230) would have seen plenty of action a year ago, but missed most of the 2013 season with an injury, and was held our of contact in spring drills. Schye (6-4, 220), who had 100 tackles, 20 sacks, and 10 forced fumbles his senior season at Malta High School (Mont.), has a very bright future ahead of him.
"Jeremiah is a great football player," Gregorak said. "You can see when he gets in there, like seven-on-seven last Friday, that he's a good player. He's coming off of two ACLs. He's a question mark right now. He's working his tail off to play this coming season. With health, he will be an excellent football player for us. He's doing everything that he can to get back on the field.
"Tucker Schye (6-4, 220) is a raw-boned, rugged, player who can really run, and he just has a ton of potential," Gregorak said. "If you look at him - he wears (number) 51 - I mean come on, that was (Chicago Bears' hall of fame pro linebacker) Dick Butkus' number you know. I've got huge expectations for Tucker in the near-future. Whoever wins that starting spot, whether it's `Miah' or Tucker, both of them are going to play a lot for us - they have to."
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"Two very promising redshirt freshmen, Tucker Schye and Connor Strahm, are also expected to see plenty of action this season. Zach Vis, also a redshirt frosh, is also in the mix and could have a bright future."
MIKE LINEBACKER: Kose (6-2, 230) would have seen plenty of action a year ago, but missed most of the 2013 season with an injury, and was held our of contact in spring drills. Schye (6-4, 220), who had 100 tackles, 20 sacks, and 10 forced fumbles his senior season at Malta High School (Mont.), has a very bright future ahead of him.
"Jeremiah is a great football player," Gregorak said. "You can see when he gets in there, like seven-on-seven last Friday, that he's a good player. He's coming off of two ACLs. He's a question mark right now. He's working his tail off to play this coming season. With health, he will be an excellent football player for us. He's doing everything that he can to get back on the field.
"Tucker Schye (6-4, 220) is a raw-boned, rugged, player who can really run, and he just has a ton of potential," Gregorak said. "If you look at him - he wears (number) 51 - I mean come on, that was (Chicago Bears' hall of fame pro linebacker) Dick Butkus' number you know. I've got huge expectations for Tucker in the near-future. Whoever wins that starting spot, whether it's `Miah' or Tucker, both of them are going to play a lot for us - they have to."
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