When we last talked to sophomore defensive end Jalen Harris, it was April and he was recovering from an illness that robbed him of some of the hard-earned weight he put on throughout the spring.
“It was a little frustrating because I got used to the weight,” Harris said at the time. “I enjoyed playing with it. I feel just as quick. It helps a lot because I also feel a lot stronger, I’m able to get O linemen off of me. That was a big problem for me.”
The lanky pass rusher, who played around 230 pounds last season, was able to top out at 242 pounds, just eight pounds shy of the 250-mark he hopes to reach at some point, before getting sick.