Bears Preseason Preview: Cornerbacks

Bears Preseason Preview: Cornerbacks

Letterwinners returning/lost: 3/2
Starters returning/lost: 0/2

With the departure of both of their regular starting cornerbacks from 2015, the Bears will utilize a blend of youth and experience to fill the void in 2016, with cornerbacks coach Marcus Yokeley expected to call on three returning letterwinners and a pair of newcomers to carry the load this fall.
Junior Darius (Ivy) Daniel and sophomore Matt Rush are the most seasoned members of the Bears' cornerback group, bringing six combined career starts into the 2016 campaign.
Rush logged 27 total tackles, including 20 unassistaed stops, and two pass break-ups, while Daniel accounted for 21 tackles, two PBU's and an interception last fall.
Sophomore Robert Thomas could see an expanded role this fall after appearing in six games and making 10 tackles as a true freshman.
Darius Joseph will also be called upon to play a role in Bears' secondary plans; the redshirt freshman made six tackles and broke up a pass in MSU's spring game.
Additionally, junior transfer JaMario McClendon joins the MSU defensive backfield following a standout junior college career at Butler (Kan.) CC.

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