With spring practice opening for the Gophers, don't forget about Jack Lynn.
The redshirt sophomore probably will line up with the second-team defense at middle linebacker, behind senior Damien Wilson, who was everything the Gophers hoped for last fall as a junior college transfer.
But Lynn's time is coming.
The two starting outside linebackers from last year's team graduated – Aaron Hill and James Manuel. Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys told me last week that he won't hesitate to move Lynn to an outside linebacker spot after spring practice if he proves to be one of the team's top three linebackers.
"We tell the kids all the time, if they're good enough to start at another position, we're going to do what's best for the team," Claeys said. "So if we get through spring ball, and Jack is our third best linebacker, we're going to make the adjustments to put him in there because he would deserve that. He's worked extremely hard, so I'm excited to see what he does."
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