Georgia Southern not concerned about loss of linemen

Georgia Southern coach Willie Fritz said he hopes the loss of four senior offensive linemen won’t affect the production of one of FBS’s most-productive offenses last year.

“We led nation last year in rushing,” Fritz said. “Big part of that was our offensive line.”

The Eagles went 8-0 in the Sun Belt Conference in its inaugural year by averaging 39.08 points and 381.1 rushing yards per game.

Lost from that team were All-Sun Belt players and starting linemen Logan Daves, Garrett Frye, Manrey Saint-Amour and Deion Stanley.

The new line features three upperclassmen, a sophomore and a redshirt freshman.

“It’s going to create an opportunity for guys who played a little bit last year to step up and take a starting role,” Fritz said.