![]() KM- I’m just looking forward to the relationships, that the team will continue to grow into and how that will play out on the court. We have an untested team, so just seeing how we play as a whole. What are you most looking forward to as the season begins?īJ- Getting college experience and growing as a team. Paul tennis players Brett Jacobus and Karen Moe to hear their thoughts on the upcoming season. I caught up with University of Northwestern- St. (All members of the 2014 line will return for 2015 minus C.J. Pyle, one of our roommates, is single, but we’re trying to make him not single because the whole line has girlfriends, so he’ll be happy for some credit in the paper.” Going right along with the line’s humorous ways, Smith ended by saying, “D.J. He’s lighthearted and intelligent, and expects the best out of us.” Morin talked glowingly about Wilmeth, saying, “Coach Wilmeth is the hands down the best coach I’ve ever had. Palme praised Wilmeth, saying, “I’ve played all levels of football, including Division I, and he’s the best coach I’ve played for.” All five of the linemen play extremely fundamentally sound and it shows on the field, where Simon-Wallace and Sinnen have had great success. One of the key factors that the line talked about is the leadership by Coach Wilmeth. For example, for a double team block, we called out ‘Newport’ (cigarette brand) because we wanted to ‘smoke’ the defensive tackle,” laughed Morin. “We get to choose our own offensive line calls, they’re usually inside jokes and we literally laugh at them at the line of scrimmage. The group also plays very loose when on the field, likely contributing to the great amounts of joy they have playing football. The five linemen are truly a tight bunch on and off the field, added Morin, “It’s like playing with an older or young brother, you’re always trying to be better than them.” If one of us screws up, we know the next guy will make it right.” Smith echoed what Evans said: “Basically, we do everything together, we just have total trust. C.J., T.J., and (Justin) Morin all live together, so me and (Chris) Kirby will go over there and hang out all the time,” said Evans. One of the reasons why the line plays so well together is because they’re all extremely good friends. ![]() Even more impressive however, is their run blocking, which has paved the way for the Eagles to average 204 yards per game and 1429 total yards running the football, plus 20 touchdowns. Only giving up seven sacks the entire year, the line has been crucial to the team’s passing attack, allowing Fletcher to throw for over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns so far. ![]() Led by senior center Smith, UNW’s line excels at creating room to run for Simon-Wallace, Sinnen, and company, as well as giving time for Fletcher to throw. The offensive line consists of Ben Evans, C.J. ![]()
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