Paul Magloire made the move to linebacker vs. Oregon State, and it clearly paid off
With Derrick Turituri and Haden Gregory out, while throwing guys like Tre Tyler, Brandon Rutt, and R.J. Morgan into the fire, it was time for the Arizona Wildcats to just put the best players on the field, regardless of the position. After scrambling for linebacker depth, Jeff Casteel might have struck gold, moving Paul Magloire from safety to linebacker.
"A couple reasons. We wanted to get athletic at linebacker and then a couple of the schemes they were doing with an athletic quarterback, some jet sweeps and some perimeter stuff, we wanted to get some athleticism out there," Rich Rodriguez said about the switch from safety to linebacker for Magloire.