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DDN: Nagy hopes scrimmages will help clear up position battles

Coach Nagy on sideline

Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News

Wright State coach Scott Nagy has been through about four weeks of preseason practice but still hasn’t figured out his playing rotation or even a starting five.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing. The Raiders have a stacked roster, allowing them to attack teams in multiple ways. As Nagy put it: “We have so many different lineups we could play.”

But the problem has been injuries. Nagy doesn’t know what will work because he hasn’t been able to experiment much with combinations.

“It’s been constant — a concussion that puts a guy out a week, a sprained thumb, a sprained knee,” the sixth-year coach said.

“We still have a lot of unanswered questions.”

The Raiders should know a little more about themselves in the next week. The NCAA is allowing teams the option of either two exhibition games or two scrimmages, and Nagy has opted for the latter.