shane starting?? prolly not.
Clark, Barnes, Jackson
We have only been starting 2 LB's in recent games...opening in a nickel.
When Sedric went down....Bowen immediately entered the game for him and he played incredible...5 tackles and 1 sack.
He received high praise from the coaching staff following the game.
From the AJC:
Linebacker
Shane Bowen filled run gaps and finished with five tackles and a sack.
Tony Clark, playing a hybrid of linebacker and safety, made five tackles and raced in off the edge to deflect a punt.
“One thing we’ve emphasized since coach
(Paul) Johnson took the job is getting two deep at every position, and telling guys you never know when you’re number is going to be called and to always be ready,” linebackers coach
Brian Jean-Mary said. “The guys have taken heed to that.”
Bowen entered Thursday’s game with just eight tackles. A quadriceps injury slowed him early in the season, then Griffin emerged as perhaps Tech’s best linebacker.
“Bowen did a great job — he’s actually one of the players who has a lot of experience,” Jean-Mary said, noting the junior started 10 games last season. “He’s a reliable player you can count on. He’s always going to be in the right place.”