Pretty much the same start to practice we have seen each night that we have had access. The team stretches and the breaks up into special teams on one field (which is where the majority of the players are) and then the O-line and D-line go do some position specific drills while the rest who are not participating just watch.
Today's special teams portion was working on kickoffs. Christian Kirk and Justin Evans were the two back working the main return job. There is a ton of young guys who will p[lay special teams including a lot of the the freshmen DBs and LBs.
A drill they did to finish the special teams portion was where a defender starts running up the field like on a kick-off team, maintaining their lane which is marked off by cones. Another player starts about 10 yards up and when the whistle blows the offensive player has to get out into the lane and get set to stop the defender from advancing up field. Just like a real kickoff. There were some violent collisions and there were some who out manuvered their opponent to get upfield. At one point Donovan Wilson plain ran over Riley Garner to the excitement of the players watching. The young guys need the work as they need to adjust to a higher talent level opponent in that situation than they have been used to in high school.
After that the team went to some 11-on-11 and here were the personnel groupings:
1st team offense
QB - Kyle Allen
RB - Kendall Bussey
OL - (L-R) Gennesy, Sutherland, Matthews, Cheek and Ifedi
WR - Ed Pope, Rickty Seals-Jones, Josh Reynolds and Christian Kirk
1st team defense
DL - Julien Obioha, Daylon Mack, Alonzo Williams and James Lockhart
LB - Josh Walker and Claude George
DB - Brandon Williams and Devante Harris joined by Donovan Wilson Armani Watts and Justin Evans
The first offense moved the ball very little. As in, didn't pick up a first down and it was a quick 3 and out.
2nd team offense
QB - Jake Hubenak
RB - Kwami Etwi
OL -(L-R) Koda Martin, Tank Davis, Eric McCoy, Jeremiah Stuckey, Ryan Lindblade
WR/TE - Jordan Davis Jamal Jeffrey, Damion Ratley and Jeremy Tabuyo
2nd team defense
DL -David Darley, Tanner Shorp, Deshawn Washington, Kingsley Keke
LB -Riley Garner was joined Dwaine Thomas
DB -Alex Sezer and Nick Harvey were joined by Noel Ellis, Justin Dunning and Devonta Burns
The second team didn't move much better but lined up and kicked a 43 yard field goal (LaCamera)
Post practice tonight we get Clarence McKinney and Terry Joseph. We'll have more from them afterwards.
Today's special teams portion was working on kickoffs. Christian Kirk and Justin Evans were the two back working the main return job. There is a ton of young guys who will p[lay special teams including a lot of the the freshmen DBs and LBs.
A drill they did to finish the special teams portion was where a defender starts running up the field like on a kick-off team, maintaining their lane which is marked off by cones. Another player starts about 10 yards up and when the whistle blows the offensive player has to get out into the lane and get set to stop the defender from advancing up field. Just like a real kickoff. There were some violent collisions and there were some who out manuvered their opponent to get upfield. At one point Donovan Wilson plain ran over Riley Garner to the excitement of the players watching. The young guys need the work as they need to adjust to a higher talent level opponent in that situation than they have been used to in high school.
After that the team went to some 11-on-11 and here were the personnel groupings:
1st team offense
QB - Kyle Allen
RB - Kendall Bussey
OL - (L-R) Gennesy, Sutherland, Matthews, Cheek and Ifedi
WR - Ed Pope, Rickty Seals-Jones, Josh Reynolds and Christian Kirk
1st team defense
DL - Julien Obioha, Daylon Mack, Alonzo Williams and James Lockhart
LB - Josh Walker and Claude George
DB - Brandon Williams and Devante Harris joined by Donovan Wilson Armani Watts and Justin Evans
The first offense moved the ball very little. As in, didn't pick up a first down and it was a quick 3 and out.
2nd team offense
QB - Jake Hubenak
RB - Kwami Etwi
OL -(L-R) Koda Martin, Tank Davis, Eric McCoy, Jeremiah Stuckey, Ryan Lindblade
WR/TE - Jordan Davis Jamal Jeffrey, Damion Ratley and Jeremy Tabuyo
2nd team defense
DL -David Darley, Tanner Shorp, Deshawn Washington, Kingsley Keke
LB -Riley Garner was joined Dwaine Thomas
DB -Alex Sezer and Nick Harvey were joined by Noel Ellis, Justin Dunning and Devonta Burns
The second team didn't move much better but lined up and kicked a 43 yard field goal (LaCamera)
Post practice tonight we get Clarence McKinney and Terry Joseph. We'll have more from them afterwards.
