1.   Along with converted safety Frank Strong, he gives the Trojans improved speed at the linebacker position.

2.   An outstanding player on special teams, he also provided depth at the linebacker position.

3.   And at the whip, or weakside outside linebacker position, there is no clear starter entering camp.

4.   Brooks was an outstanding safety in high school, but the Seminoles saw his speed becoming more dangerous from a linebacker position.

5.   But they still have to address the quarterback, running back, receiver and linebacker positions, and depth will be thin across the board.

6.   Cain can play three linebacker positions.

7.   Fortunately, he has a minimal amount of thinking to do at the middle linebacker position, which is largely instinctual.

8.   Fred Strickland brings a more physical presence to the middle linebacker position than the previous occupant, Robert Jones.

9.   He had been penciled in as an outside linebacker to replace Todd Collins but had to take a crash course in the middle linebacker position.

10.   He will be replaced by sophomore Henry Wallace, who has practiced at all three linebacker positions.