November 16, 2024

Big Ten instant-impact newcomers in 2020: Ohio State’s Julian Fleming, Penn State’s KeAndre Lambert-Smith highlight offensive players to watch


The race is on to find a safe and sensible way to play the 2020 college football season, which could be this fall or next spring. Whenever that opening kickoff does happen, Big Ten teams have no shortage of intriguing freshmen and transfers who can make an immediate impact for their new teams. We take a look on the offensive side of the ball with one newcomer from all 14 Big Ten schools worth watching in 2020. Brevyn Jones, OT, Illinois: Jones opted to leave Mississippi State this spring following a controversial tweet from new coach Mike Leach. He landed in Illinois in a situation where he should be in a true competition for the starting right tackle job. The Illini have a nice core of talent, including second-year starting quarterback Brandon Peters, and four starters back along the offensive line. If he is eligible immediately, Jones could make his…

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