Fresno State offensive-line coach Mark Weber grades his group each week on effort, on targeting or assignment and on technique.
But in a season-opening loss at Nebraska, the Bulldogs did their best work in the margins, with a mindset that will prove useful moving forward, particularly for tackles Christian Cronk and David Patterson. Both were big question marks on the line.
Cronk, a sophomore transfer from Riverside City College, was playing in his first major-college game, in front of 90,000 fans at Memorial Stadium and against a Power Five opponent that a year ago had one of the better rushing defenses in the nation.