Holcombe, the school's all-time rushing leader, now plays for the NFL's St. Louis Rams. Steve Havard, who performed well on special teams last season, leads the pack to fill Holcombe's spot. Havard is one of many players who insists last year's winless season is not bothering this year's team. We got rid of that quick. The weak receiver position is where Turner focused much of his recruiting efforts - attracting three junior college players to accompany the four returning players who started various game last season.
Competition is good.
All-Big Ten honors last season after leading Illinois with 95 tackles. The defensive back returns three starters from last fall, but Turner said the biggest question mark on the team is at cornerback. Despite all the talk about last year's season being in the past, Turner said he'll be trying to boosting his team's confidence level as much as he can before this season starts. We can do it, we can play with anybody and find a way to win. That's the next step we need to take.