'26 MI IOL Ben Nichols (Notre Dame Verbal)

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Honest question, is that last clip a block in the back? I guess I’m not sure if that applies at the line of scrimmage.

Edit: just seen something similar in the MSU game. Guess I don’t understand the rules here.
 
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Henges24 said:
Honest question, is that last clip a block in the back? I guess I’m not sure if that applies at the line of scrimmage.

Edit: just seen something similar in the MSU game. Guess I don’t understand the rules here.
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You can block in the back in between the tackles within 3 yards of the line of scrimmage, and further than that if they turn away and expose their back while you are engaging.
 
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It’s so wild to think that when we were kids there were only around 10 guys in the NFL over 300lbs and now there are tons of high schoolers over 300lbs!
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Exactly. Watching highlights from the 70s and early eighties, the “big boys” of that era would not stand a chance against what is out there today. Also a huge difference in the speed of the game and especially the speed and get offs of these 300+ pounders of today.
 
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irishnd31 said:
Exactly. Watching highlights from the 70s and early eighties, the “big boys” of that era would not stand a chance against what is out there today. Also a huge difference in the speed of the game and especially the speed and get offs of these 300+ pounders of today.
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It’s scary to think about these 300+ pound guys running 4.8 -5.2. The amount of force these guys manufacture with that size and speed. If you were 300 pounds in the 70’s/80’s you were lucky to run a sub 6 sec 40. 🤣
 
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SeekNDestroy said:
It’s so wild to think that when we were kids there were only around 10 guys in the NFL over 300lbs and now there are tons of high schoolers over 300lbs!
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I know i have been out of school a few years, but the strength and conditioning programs have really changed. The weight rooms are much more advanced as well.
 
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SeekNDestroy said:
It’s so wild to think that when we were kids there were only around 10 guys in the NFL over 300lbs and now there are tons of high schoolers over 300lbs!
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That tracks. Perhaps related, the diabetes rate has more than doubled since the 80s.
 
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Having some free time this weekend I just went back to read all of the reports from the All American games. It seems like Nichols did pretty well. He was noted multiple times for being able to drive defenders off the ball. They also had him playing tackle for at least one of the reports, so that is a pretty encouraging sign of his athleticism. He's obviously going to have to keep getting stronger, but at least his game translated to playing these higher level prospects and wasn't just a product of poor competition.
 
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