Blake Gotcher 6'1 LB NWST transfer who led CFB in tackles commits to Arizona

[WILD]

https://x.com/mzenitz/status/1870625289576792237?t=m2i-0ZpRJdcVBySUg0cRhw&s=19

[KansasCityCats]

Heck yeah. He'll easily match Manu's tackle totals...and likely won't have nearly as many penalties.

[WILD]

He's a tackling machine

— 10+ tackles in 11 of Northwestern State's 12 games this year
— Five games with 16+ tackles, including a season-high 23 vs. Prairie View
— In addition to the 162 total tackles, he had 10 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks

[Little George]

Solid pick up!

Hopefully it translates to D1, P4.

One issue has been by design. Prior to this year our biggest would eat blocks freeing up the LBs to make plays. Manu was really good at this. This year the DL was "more" agreesive and did not eat blocks. This meant that the OL was able to put blockers on our LBs at the point of attack. Manu's numbers went down significantly because of this change in scheme. Do not expect this kid to have those numbers with the current scheme even if he adapts well to D1, P4.

[Little George]

https://247sports.com/college/arizona/article/fcs-all-american-linebacker-blake-gotcher-signs-arizona-242791585/