Video Interviews with Michalczik, Lindgren, and Luton
WATCH HERE ---> https://oregonstate.rivals.com/news/watch-beaversedge-interviews-with-michalczik-lindgren-and-luton
WATCH HERE ---> https://oregonstate.rivals.com/news/watch-beaversedge-interviews-with-michalczik-lindgren-and-luton
Day 14 Practice Nuggets
- With yesterday being a closed practice to the media and a scrimmage, the Beavers noticeably had a lighter day today as they focused on individual drills and special teams work with a little 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 mixed in at the end.
- Jake Luton was the first quarterback to take reps during the very limited 11-on-11 work and looked very solid in those reps as he found Isaiah Hodgins on a crossing route touchdown that was perhaps his highlight of the day.
- Here’s how OSU’s first team defense looked today: Isaac Hodgins and Kalani Vakameilalo up front with Hamilcar Rashed and Andrzej Hughes-Murray/Kee Whetzel on the outside. Shemar Smith and Jonathan Willis locked down the middle with Kaleb Hayes, Shawn Wilson, and Isaiah Dunn at corner with Jalen Moore and Jeffrey Manning at safety. With David Morris out for the foreseeable future, Manning makes the most sense from a plug and play standpoint as he had a very impressive spring filling in for Morris.
- Another player to watch in the secondary who could push for starting safety playing time is Moku Watson. After redshirting last season, Watson had a solid spring and has followed it up with a solid fall camp. His ability to cover much bigger offensive players in space is what has really impressed me the most. Take today for example, Watson was given the tall task of defending 6-foot-5 219 pound tight end Bryce Bramscher during 7-on-7 work and made a really nice play on the ball as he arrived at the perfect moment to deliver a big hit and jar the ball loose. Watson is much more physical than his 6-foot-2 180-pound frame would indicate and I really like what he brings to the back end.
- Kase Rogers was one of the standout players from today as he received a solid amount of reps with the 2nd and 3rd teams. Prior to today, I was concerned about the durability of Rogers given that he played a lot of slot in high school and didn’t take a ton of reps at RB. However, today he proved me wrong as he picked his holes very well and exploded through them into contact. Seeing a player who looks for contact is always a good sign of someone who wants to get on the field quickly.
- As far as the quarterback derby goes, today was pretty much on par with what we’ve come to see out of the position for the past two weeks. Luton, Conor Blount, and Jack Colletto all took reps with a mix of the 1’s and 2’s continuing on the notion that the Beavers have yet to make a decision on a guy. However, today wasn’t the best gauge of where the Beavers are at in that process as there was very little live work today.
- The quarterback battle should settle down shortly as offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren said that the offensive system has been fully implemented. With the offense in place, the Beaver coaches now can move to the evaluation stage and pick the best and most consistent quarterback based on how takes care of the ball and executes the offense most efficiently.
- I was really impressed with the two man defensive line look today as the Beavers only went with Vakameilalo and Hodgins up front. We saw a little bit of this formation during the past two years, but this might be the year where OSU has no choice to go with fewer guys up front and more linebackers and corners simply out of need. Hodgins has been extremely solid thus far for a true-freshman and there’s a good chance he could land a starting spot up front. Vakameilalo is OSU’s most veteran presence up front and the kind of year he has could be a big indicator of how much success the Beavers will have on the defensive line.
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