I know it’s never good to speculate, so I won’t bother why Jason Robinson was suspended indefinitely.

But, how does it matter on the football field? It opens a competition for the No. 2 at nickelback.

Hunter White is now at the position. Why not? How many of these guys want to be hybrids, are already?

You saw defensive ends at linebacker, that’s Byron Hout now, changing positions. There are a lot of names on this roster. Get used to CB Ebenezer Makinde (5-11, 177) one of many redshirt freshmen.

They all look a little bigger; Venable looks like he lost a little weight, maybe picked up half a step? He’s still the starter, perfect for first and second downs.

But last season Robinson owned third downs of any length. What Robinson will miss is this pressure inflicted at practice, constant motion, repetition, even for the guys who were out.

Today they hit tractor tires with sledgehammers! Think of splitting a cord of wood. To our knowledge there are now at least three sledgehammers in the equipment room. Two in practice and one for hit of the game on special teams. The drill stretches the shoulders, lower back and requires explosion, an active move, teaching muscle memory to quicken. These are basic elements of the game.

The coolest thing sledgehammers on tractor tires!