Gibson Pyle

So I think that – You know, having Lonnie and myself developing them all year, even into this winter next year, I think that that will really make guys develop at a faster rate.

You know, the way the first five games have gone, the luxury of playing, you know, Gibson Pyle, playing Sam Sledge, Hayden Ainsworth, 17 years old, right? He reclassified Preston Talmua.

I mean, it's one thing to practice, but to get these guys game reps.

Huge.

He's probable.

But if he doesn't, that's another one where you kind of wonder, like, will Nebraska do what it did late Saturday and bring in a guy like Gibson Pyle on the interior? Or Do you move a guy like Gunnar Gatula from a tackle to a guard spot, knowing that Tree Babalade and Elijah Pritchett on the edges have had some of their best performances of late? So some moving pieces there.

Certainly these designations can change closer to game day.

So we'll see how that plays out.

They think he's among their best five.

And with Babalade improving, they would kick Gattula inside to guard with his position flexibility.

Do you think Gibson Pyle would still get some reps, though? Get a chance to prove that after, you know, a couple years on campus, he can hang in the Big Ten? Or do you think it would be, you know, Gattula barring injury or, you know, late substitution?

Probably.

I put Brendan Black in that discussion, too.

Matt Rule made reference to it, just a brief reference on Monday to Brendan Black going down and Gibson Pyle going in at right guard.

But, yeah, I don't think there'd be a huge drop-off if it's Quinn Clark as opposed to Barney.

Now, that's no slight on Barney.

He did go out, and see why I bring it up is because some people in the press box were like, no, I think Brendan Black was replaced for...

I mean, they just wanted to get Gibson Pyle in there.

No, he got banged up, so...

What else

And so it'll be interesting what the injury report shows Wednesday, if he's ready or not.

But You know, what do they do there? You've got guys like Gibson Pyle who can obviously play if needed, and they can move Gatula around.

But this is the time of year where we're going to see if this O-line can go six, seven deep and really be effective as you want them to be.

All right, Brian, as always, I appreciate you taking the time, and I look forward to chatting with you next Monday at 1.30 Central Time, my friend.

Yeah.

Then Brendan Black got hurt in the fourth quarter, and they subbed in Gibson Pyle.

And it felt like that fourth quarter drive where we just shoved it down their throats for every single play.

That was Tree Babalade and Gibson Pyle at right guard and right tackle.

I didn't know if that was just a coincidence or not.

I don't think so.