Practice report from Marcus Greaves below!
- Kee Wetzel was on the defensive line as hybrid defensive end/linebacker. Today, he showed why having these types of players will benefit the defense. This technique is paying off as they seem to have success getting pressure on the quarterbacks. Whetzel got to the quarterback three different times today, and when he didn't get get them, they felt his pressure
- On the offensive side of the ball, Andre Bodden sliced through the defensive backs on a deep route and caught a perfect deep ball thrown by Darell Garretson for a touchdown. Bodden is making more and more big catches as well as finally blocking downfield. This is a great sign for the offense. The more the receivers can block a corner or a safety, the more big runs we are going to see from this talented backfield.
- Xavier Hawkins is another face that stood out today. Hawkins struggled early in his career with truly understanding the routes and schemes. His improvement was on full display today as Hawkins beat the defensive back David Morris on a deep route, and Garretson placed another perfect deep ball in the endzone for a touchdown.
- Jake Luton drove the offense down the field multiple times today and couldn't get them into the end zone twice when they were in the red zone the receivers dropped the ball. Luton delivered a couple of good passes to Villamin that were dropped.
- Kyle White is the standout player of the day. The former running back looks comfortable and confident in his position. He broke up 4 passes today thrown by Luton and Garretson. He covered senior Jordan Villamin most of the day, and it was impressive to see his confidence and how well he played against Villamin.
- Jay Irvine is back and healthy and taking reps with the first team defense today. He looked back to 100% and broke up a handful of passes today. It's a good sign for a thin cornerback position.
- Christian Wallace did not take any reps today with the defense. The only time that I got a look at Wallace he was with the scout team defense today.
- Tino Allen is another young face that was seen in the wide receiver rotation today. He took reps with the first team and second team offense today. He caught three passes and made some defenders miss. He will be a guy to keep an eye on.
- The defensive line today looked like they struggled a bit other than Whetzel's nice day. They managed to get some pressure on the QBs but not consistently. On some plays, they would manhandle the offensive line, and other times they were unable to get much pressure.
- Brandon Arnold capped practice off today with a great read and a great interception that he came up with. Luton placed the ball perfectly to Noah Togiai but, Arnold leaped at the last second and came up with the ball.
Andre Bodden interview
Telly Lockette interview
- Kee Wetzel was on the defensive line as hybrid defensive end/linebacker. Today, he showed why having these types of players will benefit the defense. This technique is paying off as they seem to have success getting pressure on the quarterbacks. Whetzel got to the quarterback three different times today, and when he didn't get get them, they felt his pressure
- On the offensive side of the ball, Andre Bodden sliced through the defensive backs on a deep route and caught a perfect deep ball thrown by Darell Garretson for a touchdown. Bodden is making more and more big catches as well as finally blocking downfield. This is a great sign for the offense. The more the receivers can block a corner or a safety, the more big runs we are going to see from this talented backfield.
- Xavier Hawkins is another face that stood out today. Hawkins struggled early in his career with truly understanding the routes and schemes. His improvement was on full display today as Hawkins beat the defensive back David Morris on a deep route, and Garretson placed another perfect deep ball in the endzone for a touchdown.
- Jake Luton drove the offense down the field multiple times today and couldn't get them into the end zone twice when they were in the red zone the receivers dropped the ball. Luton delivered a couple of good passes to Villamin that were dropped.
- Kyle White is the standout player of the day. The former running back looks comfortable and confident in his position. He broke up 4 passes today thrown by Luton and Garretson. He covered senior Jordan Villamin most of the day, and it was impressive to see his confidence and how well he played against Villamin.
- Jay Irvine is back and healthy and taking reps with the first team defense today. He looked back to 100% and broke up a handful of passes today. It's a good sign for a thin cornerback position.
- Christian Wallace did not take any reps today with the defense. The only time that I got a look at Wallace he was with the scout team defense today.
- Tino Allen is another young face that was seen in the wide receiver rotation today. He took reps with the first team and second team offense today. He caught three passes and made some defenders miss. He will be a guy to keep an eye on.
- The defensive line today looked like they struggled a bit other than Whetzel's nice day. They managed to get some pressure on the QBs but not consistently. On some plays, they would manhandle the offensive line, and other times they were unable to get much pressure.
- Brandon Arnold capped practice off today with a great read and a great interception that he came up with. Luton placed the ball perfectly to Noah Togiai but, Arnold leaped at the last second and came up with the ball.
Andre Bodden interview
Telly Lockette interview
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