| 09 February 2010
OU has updated their first depth of 2010, and usually depth chart interpretation is pointless. However, sometimes you can find position moves and the odd demotion for motivational reasons. And with a month to go until spring football, a new depth chart will have to pass for football news.
Offense:
Center: Gabe Ikard is listed as the backup center. Now I suggested in my position previews that moving Ikard to OL made a lot of sense. So seeing Ikard at center is a positive move, but where's Brian Lepak? Now Lepak was hurt before the Sun Bowl, but Ben Habern is listed on the depth chart and he's out for spring.<;/p>
LG: Bronson Irwin is the backup guard behind Stephen Good. The only true Freshman enrollee on the 2 deep.
TE: Eric Mensik (despite in every interview out there James Patton basically begging to keep Mensik at tackle) is the starter. James Ratterree is the backup, no sign of James Hanna (motivational candidate number one)
LT: Donald Stephenson 1st team. Stephenson rehab from academic liability to starting LT is temporarily complete
RG: Tyler Evans ahead of Tavaris Jefferies
Defense:
DE: Justin Chaisson ahead of RJ Washington at backup DE (motivational candidate number two)
SAM: Ronnell Lewis ahead of Austin Box. No Joseph Ibiloye?
MIKE: Tom Wort ahead of Daniel Franklin. I really thought that Ronnell would be given a shot at MLB.
WILL: Travis Lewis the starter is no surprise, but Jayden Bird as his backup is surprising. I thought Bird would be at MIKE LB
Boundary CB: As expected Jonathan Nelson is the starter
SS: Sam Proctor is first team, Joseph Ibiloye is second team. I'm very surprised that Ibiloye is not being listed at SAM LB. And no sign of Kevin Brent or Tony Jefferson
