UConn football facing tough decisions on offensive line, but here’s why it’s a ‘good problem’ to have (Arruda @ Courant)

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-> There was talk in the spring about preseason All-American Christian Haynes moving over from guard to play center, as it would give him an opportunity to show off his versatility for the next level, but last year’s backup Christopher Fortin and redshirt sophomore Yakiri Walker have given the Huskies options.

“As a staff, what’s important is that we put the five guys on the field that function best together and give us what we want, and I think there’s decisions to be made right there,” Mora said Friday. “A guy like Christian Haynes is so good at guard, he’s an All-American guard, you go, ‘Do you take him out of a position that he’s really comfortable in and put him at center where he’s not as comfortable, maybe it slows him down just a hair where he’s not able to be as great a player, even if he is the best center?’ “You’ve got to find your mix of the best five and we feel like we’ve got a pretty good idea but all of those things will be solidified this weekend.” <-

-> Mora hopes to come out of the weekend with a good idea of who will be lining up for the Huskies on offense. “We gotta come out on Monday, when we practice again, and we have to know who our starting quarterback is, we’re gonna have to know who our five starting offensive linemen are, and who our sixth is and who our seventh is,” Mora said. “On the defensive line it’s a little bit different than the offensive line because you’re going to play multiple guys, on the offensive line it’s important to have that continuity.” <-