Left tackle Zack Martin has graded out as Notre Dame���s top lineman each of the past three years and will
be an All-America candidate in his fifth-year senior season.
Five As
One
The offensive line
searches for best
cohesive options
By Lou Somogyi
T
photo by Bill Panzica
he offensive line is the Rubik���s
Cube of football, a puzzle that
sometimes requires myriad
twists, turns and even experimentation until the pieces are
in harmony.
First you attempt to find the five best
individuals. Then you try to find the
positions for them and create a collective, cohesive unit. There is no greater
example of this formula than graduated Alabama consensus All-American
center Barrett Jones.
As a redshirt freshman in 2009, Jones
started at right guard for the national
champs.
In 2011, after Crimson Tide left tackle
James Carpenter was taken in the first
