Right now they have three d-linemen (if you can't Campbell it could be four, more on that later). They brought in at least six guys last year who all redshirted (I think) who will play O-line, I don't think they're too concerned about it. Especially since Will Campbell appears to have given them a silent commitment, but if it's true we wouldn't know about it until after signing day, hence 'silent.' I've heard he (Campbell) projects more as an O-tackle than an interior D-lineman, but the nice thing about his versatility is that if they are thin at either line then he will help them there, and he's said he doesn't care which side of the ball he plays. As far as I know, Newsome is gone for good. He was told by some NFL players that RichRod will not be able to help him get to the NFL, neverminding the fact that RR has done it before with less-touted QB's. I think Shafer will be here next year. Not sure why, just a feeling. But if he is gone, I hope they go get the Baltimore Ravens D-coordinator (not that it would ever happen, but one can always dream.)

As said above, we had a huge class of O-linemen last year, all of whom redshirted, and we have no senior lineman as it stands. We have a commitment from Schofield, and we'll likely get another guy, Maybe Quentin, maybe Lewan, maybe another Omameh type who is a late bloomer. We have 3 D-linemen committed, it's possible (likely?) we get another in Campbell, and Pearlie Graves is a DT we have a great shot at. That would be a pretty full class there. Our biggest needs for this year, IMO, is CB. Although Booboo and Warren are both young, we have little as far as solid CB's after them. Getting a stud CB would a great addition, as well as one more solid S. Two of our safety pick-ups project more at OLB, plus the safeties we already have on campus are fairly weak. Some feel we'll get another outside WR to replace the McNeal decommit, but this is less of a priority now with the solid commitments of the two studs from 2010.

We're recruiting several offensive linemen. Names off the top of my head are people like Marcus Hall, Chris Freeman, Taylor Lewan, Travis Bond, Quinton Washington... We have good chances with Freeman, Lewan, and Washington. As the above comment stated, we recruited 6 guys last year; all of them redshirted, and nobody is leaving. That gives us the starting five + Dorrestein + McAvoy + 6 freshmen = 13 returning players on the OL (assuming everyone comes back and/or gets granted a fifth year). It's somewhat true that Rodriguez hasn't put QB's in the NFL. I realize he hasn't really worked at powerhouses, but Shaun King was the best QB he produced, and he was a mediocre NFL player. Woody Dantzler was a receiver/kick returner, and Pat White will be the same type of player. None of Rodriguez's other WVU quarterbacks did anything after college, either. It's a fair criticism. I think Shafer's future depends on these next couple weeks. After Purdue, I was ready to get rid of him, mainly because he moved to the 3-3-5, which I don't like. But he obviously realized that was a stupid idea and went back to the four-man line, which allowed two field goals. We'll see how Northwestern and OSU do. If they torch us like Purdue did, I expect he'll be gone.