ENVIRONMENT
-Practiced outdoors in Stadium
-loud music early
-sunny and warm
-players in shoulder pads helmets and shorts
OBSERVATIONS
After two weeks of spring camp the depth chart has started to take shape a bit. Certain position groups are more clear on who is ahead on the depth chart, (DBs, Oline) while other groups are very hard to tell( DT, WR, QB). 6 Dbs will rotate in with the first group and occasionally all play together. The first and second group of Oline have been pretty much set through out spring. Defensive tackle has six guys (Levi, Benning, Josiah, John Clark, Tuli, and Taimani) who all rotate in with the first group.
With Fuller, Jones, and Pounds not practicing there are a lot of reps up for grabs and they have been spread thru a lot of guys. The order of the Qb group is pretty clear besides who is going to start. Eason and Haener are clearly ahead of the rest, then Sirmon, Yankoff and Morris. Eason and Haener have been switching off days between the 1st and 2nd team.
Depth Chart:
QB: Jacob Eason/ Jake Haener, Jacob Sirmon, Colson Yankoff, Dylan Morris
RB: Salvon Ahmed, Sean McGrew, Kamari Pleasent/ Richard Newton
WR: Marquis Spiker, Austin Osborne
WR2: Terrell Bynum, Jordan Chin
Slot: Chico Mclatcher/ Andre Baccellia, Trey Lowe
TE:Hunter Bryant/ Cade Otton, Jacob Kizer/ Devin Culp
LT:Trey Adams, Matteo Mele
LG:Luke Wattenberg, Mj Ale
C:Nick Harris, Victor Crune
RG:Jaxon Kirkland, Henry Roberts
RT:Jared Hilbers, Henry Bainivalu
DE: Ryan Bowman, Myles Rice
DT: Levi Owuzurike, Benning Potoae, John Clark
DT: Tuli Letuligasenoa/ Sam Taimani, Josiah Bronson
Buck:Joe Tryon, Eddie Ulofoshio
LB: Brandon Wellington, Jackson Sirmon, Josh Calvert
LB: Kyler Manu, Mj Taifisi, Ariel Ngata
CB: Keith Taylor, Kyler Gordon
Nickel: Elijah Molden, Isaiah Gilchrist
S:Myles Bryant, Julius Irvin/ Cam Williams
S:Brandon McKinney, Alex Cook
CB:Dom Hampton, Dustin Bush
BIG PLAYS
-Salvon Ahmed 20 yard run
-Molden Tfl
-Bronson/ Sirmon Sack
-Cam Williams interception
-Yankoff to Chico 20 Yard pass
-Salvon 10 yd td run
-Haener to Andre Baccellia 20 yards
-7 on 7 Keith Taylor tip drill Interception
-7 on 7 Sirmon to Culp 25 yard td
-7 on 7 Sirmon to Bynum 15 Yards
-7 on 7 Sirmon to Culp 15 yard td
-Eason to Baccellia 15 yards
-Eason to Bynum 15 yards
-Molden pass breakup at goal line
-Dom pass breakup in end zone
-Haener to Osborne 10 yards
-Taimani tackle for loss
PLAYERS WHO STOOD OUT:
TE Hunter Bryant- Hunter is a legit receiving matchup problem for defenses. They have been lining him up all over the field, in the slot, out wide and in two tight end sets. Cade Otton pretty much stays on the field with the 1st team at tigh tend awhile Bryant moves around to find a mismatch.
CB Dom Hampton-Dom was playing with the 1st team defense for the first time today. He looks like a big NFL corner and with him and Keith Taylor on the field at they will have the biggest corner combo in the NCAA.
PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR:
-RB Richard Newton
-S Brandon McKinney
WHO WON THE DAY?
Offense- The offense was able to move the ball at will between the 20s with short crossing routes. The defense was able to clamp down a bit once they were in the red zone but the offense was able to sneak in for a couple TDs while the defense was only able to force 1 turnover, an interception by Cam Williams.
NON-PARTICIPANTS
-WR Quinten Pounds (light)
-WR Aaron Fuller
-LB DJ Beavers
– WR Ty Jones
– DL Jacob Bandes
-OL Troy Fautanu
-Lb Zion (light)
-S Julius Irvin (light)
FORMER PLAYERS IN ATTENDANCE:
-Jojo McIntosh
