Ever since hoisting the 2015 MAC Championship trophy, Bowling Green has been in the midst of an elongated struggle. Last year’s record may not have demonstrated much progress on paper as the Falcons finished 4-8, but it felt like the program took its first major leap forward since Dino Babers left campus seven years ago.
In its winningest season since 2016, Bowling Green witnessed considerable improvements within most position groups, but there were some position groups in need of more development. The odds were especially stacked against the Falcons in the trenches, which exhibited one of the youngest offensive line units in the country, but Chris Hedden was up for the challenge in leading the group in his first year as the offensive line coach.