Hey guys! It's Fabian Ardaya again. Good to be back covering ASU football again. Without further ado, here's today's defensive practice report. Justin will respond to this post with his notes on the offense:
ATTIRE: Helmets and shorts
LOCATION: Verde Dickey Dome
AVAILABILITY: ~20 minutes (no team tempo)
EN VERDE (No contact): LB Christian Sam, OL Marshal Nathe, OL Tyson Rising, OL A.J. McCollum, DB Maurice Chandler, LS Mitchell Fraboni (wore white jersey though)
TILLMAN JERSEY (Excellence on the field, in the classroom and the community): WR Tim White
ST Note: OL Cohl Cahbral has been working this fall at long snapper, a role that was occupied by LS Mitchell Fraboni last season.
Defensive notes:
- Very big emphasis on ball security today, as DBs, LBs and the D-line worked heavily on stripping the football during the opening drills. The first portion consisted of punching out the football on ball carriers, with a trailing man there to recover the ball. Laiu Moeakiola and Armand Perry were forced to do up-downs.
- The three position groups then transitioned to "Scoop and Score" drills, with the players beginning on the ground on their stomachs and the ball being rolled about 5-10 yards away from them. As soon as the ball popped loose, players got up and sprinted to the balls before they rolled out of bounds and attempted to score against a couple of defenders trying to also punch the ball out.
- They then moved on to tackling drills. Defensive lineman were forced to start from the ground and work their way though dummy offensive linemen before they could earn a "sack" against a tackling sled. Linebackers focused on tackling angles, with Shawn Slocum focusing players on driving with their shoulder through the core of the ball carrier. Defensive backs worked on solo and group tackling while in open space.
- De'Chavon Hayes worked with the defense today, wearing Maurice Chandler's typical No. 8 jersey.
- There weren't any real walkthroughs or installs, so there's no defensive depth chart today.
Again, Justin will be updating with the offense shortly. Looking forward to hearing from you guys this season!
ATTIRE: Helmets and shorts
LOCATION: Verde Dickey Dome
AVAILABILITY: ~20 minutes (no team tempo)
EN VERDE (No contact): LB Christian Sam, OL Marshal Nathe, OL Tyson Rising, OL A.J. McCollum, DB Maurice Chandler, LS Mitchell Fraboni (wore white jersey though)
TILLMAN JERSEY (Excellence on the field, in the classroom and the community): WR Tim White
ST Note: OL Cohl Cahbral has been working this fall at long snapper, a role that was occupied by LS Mitchell Fraboni last season.
Defensive notes:
- Very big emphasis on ball security today, as DBs, LBs and the D-line worked heavily on stripping the football during the opening drills. The first portion consisted of punching out the football on ball carriers, with a trailing man there to recover the ball. Laiu Moeakiola and Armand Perry were forced to do up-downs.
- The three position groups then transitioned to "Scoop and Score" drills, with the players beginning on the ground on their stomachs and the ball being rolled about 5-10 yards away from them. As soon as the ball popped loose, players got up and sprinted to the balls before they rolled out of bounds and attempted to score against a couple of defenders trying to also punch the ball out.
- They then moved on to tackling drills. Defensive lineman were forced to start from the ground and work their way though dummy offensive linemen before they could earn a "sack" against a tackling sled. Linebackers focused on tackling angles, with Shawn Slocum focusing players on driving with their shoulder through the core of the ball carrier. Defensive backs worked on solo and group tackling while in open space.
- De'Chavon Hayes worked with the defense today, wearing Maurice Chandler's typical No. 8 jersey.
- There weren't any real walkthroughs or installs, so there's no defensive depth chart today.
Again, Justin will be updating with the offense shortly. Looking forward to hearing from you guys this season!
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