Huskies Continue to Sort Out Linebacking Unit

"Tim McCarthy (Neenah, Wisc./Neenah) has missed some time with an infection and we don't know what will happen with Phil Brown (Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park)," said head coach Joe Novak. "So right now we've got Cory Hanson (Minneapolis, Minn./De La Salle), Josh Allen (North Chicago, Ill./North Chicago) and John Tranchitella (Addison, Ill./Driscoll) and that's where were are."

McCarthy returns to anchor the linebackers after registering 212 tackles in his first two collegiate seasons. The junior captain enters 2007 as a preseason All-MAC choice and will be one of the team's defensive leaders. Brown, who missed the 2006 campaign because of injury after a 51-tackle freshman season, was penciled in as a starter upon his return.