Picture this: You go to a bar with your best friend. You’re talking about the upcoming football season. The first thing you bring up is the offensive line. Happens all the time, right?
Probably not, let’s be honest. The offensive line is often overlooked going into a season. Good, bad or indifferent, the unit doesn’t draw as much attention as skill positions.
A lack of conversation shouldn’t be mistaken for a lack of importance, though. The Tigers’ best teams in the last 20 years have - not coincidentally - also had the program’s best offensive lines. Think back to 2013, for example.