Regarding “red shirts”, players have five years to complete four. If they play in less than four games due to injury it doesn’t count as one of the four. So guys like Nixon who played as freshmen but we’re injured in later year don’t lose eligibility. For JC players, same deal. Will Martin played one year after JC and then injured last year, and he’s back. However players have to complete the four years within five or petition for an sixth year due to some issue. If they are in the service that gives extension for the years involved. I think Drakeley is in his last year, so he did something else besides the Army in some of the eight years since he was here in 2010.

Running back preview article on team site.
Speckman is high on Troy Spencer who moved from wide receiver,

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/8/9/football-preseason-preview-running-backs.aspx?path=football

Redshirted his first year. Did not play last season. So how many years eligibility does he have? I would guess: three?

I saw RF Facey up close last year ... yoked forearms.

If you are taking about Spencer that’s right.
Movie, I hope Facey gets a chance. Great high school career.

From the Enterprise article about the defense:

Last year, points-against decreased by almost a touchdown a game. Foes’ total yards dropped from 459 a game in 2017 to 431. Thirty-seven Aggie sacks were up by 13 from the year before and 24 turnovers forced were nine more than in 2017.

Still Tucker and Company want to be “more disruptive.” He knows more turnovers and punts mean more opportunities for a UCD offense that knows what to do when it gets the ball.

“Improvement is always our goal … be even more disruptive than we’ve been in the past,” Tucker told The Enterprise. “From last year, we’ve lost some key seniors, so during camp it’s been really interesting to see who will replace those seniors.”

Meanwhile, coach Robert Tucker’s defensive unit is keeping its head down, moving forward each practice session. Those seven returning starters seem to be mixing nicely with a wealth of veteran colleagues and 11 other players, who are either redshirt freshman or true first-year players.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/is-aggie-defense-flying-under-the-radar/?utm_source=DE&utm_campaign=bbe51ba825-Daily_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_be64fee185-bbe51ba825-171004309

Can we replace Moe's impact?

Sloppy article. Is Airey now a defensive back? I doubt it. No mention of any defensive lineman. That will be the key area if we are better.

Cade Peacock logged a year, Rogers back, and DE DeAndre Morgan, medical redshirt, added 40 pounds! Potential Beast.

Bryce Rogers De Andre Morgan and Luka Nixon. That’s an entire defensive line coming off medical redshirt years. Good players, if healthy. Baring injury we have a deep defensive line.

Were they all injured? I know freshman Cade Peacock was pressed into service ahead of schedule.

With all of the JC transfers, they seem to be keeping the roster fresh. Out with 2 tall wideouts, in with a lot of small-sized LBs and RBs (5'10", 185#s typical). My guess is more speed.

Airey is still LB. Will likely be a player that rarely misses a snap. Montell Bland is also off the team because of academic ineligibility. That article is trash. haha.

I still think that Ron Austin was the best Aggie Running back in UC Davis history. He was awesome and a very great guy.

Linebacker preview
https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/8/14/football-preseason-preview-linebackers.aspx?path=football

Odd that there is no mention of Cam Trimble who played in 12 games last year

Offensive line preview makes good reading.
https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/8/16/football-preseason-preview-offensive-line.aspx?path=football
It understates the depth we have on OL by not mentioning a senior who has started 8 games for us games for us and appeared in 30, RILEY
GALLANT. So with Will Martin back and the four returning starters from the end of last year we have six returning players with substantial starting experience plus quality young guys