Dowdell was 1. a much more highly recruited player in high school 2. produced in a limited role as a true freshman for a nationally relevant program 3. was brought to NU to be an instant impact early down/short yardage grinder (something this roster lacked). Yeah, it's a safe assumption that...

Emmett had 457 all purpose yards coming into the year, he had 385 in his last 3 games alone. He did not come out of last year or into this year as a starter. He earned the opportunity coming out of the second bye in season and now wants paid for what he has earned. This isn't rocket science or...

Personnell-wise, it will probably look pretty similar. The main change will be how we spill the run. 335 typically tries to spill the run to the outside toward the safeties. Rhule has stated he would like to switch to a Cover 4 base, where the run would be spilled to the inside.