I am surprised to see both Max Klare and Drew Biber ahead of Paul Piferi with Garrett Miller still recovering from the knee injury. Piferi has more experience, but the staff has said only great things about Klare.
Dillon Thieneman starting is no surprise. We have hinted at that for a couple of weeks. He has been one of the best defensive players on the roster all summer and then into Fall Camp.
Freshman Will Heldt is listed as the backup at OLB for Kydran Jenkins. The true freshman from Carmel has opened eyes at camp, similar to Thieneman. Don't be surprised if Sydnor is the immediate backup for both OLB spots though, most of the time coaches do not like to list one player as a backup for multiple positions.
Yanni gets the nod to start at MLB next to OC Brothers. Hopefully, he can cement himself there, as the previous staff bounced him around quite a bit.
