“That’s true,” the Cougars assistant head coach said during the last week of spring practices. “We’re really concerned about inexperience at the linebacker positions. And that’s always a scary position to be in as a coach.”
Two players who had earned starting spots during parts of the 2018 season, field linebacker Zayne Anderson and boundary linebacker Isaiah Kaufusi, were injured and missed the bowl game. Hence, they weren’t on the depth chart when the season ended.
Anderson, who got an additional year of eligibility because he only played in four games last year, underwent surgery for a torn labrum in his shoulder in the middle of October, while Kaufusi had surgery to repair some torn ankle ligaments shortly after he sustained an injury in the Nov.