ATTIRE: Helmet and pads
LOCATION: Kajikawa Practice Fields, where the weather was absolutely lovely this morning.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: ~ 20 minutes (no team tempo or 11-on-11)
GUESTS: Scouts from the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers were in attendance. QB Bryce Perkins was in attendance, watching from a golf cart while wearing a neck brace.
EN VERDE: N/A
TOWEL AND SUNSCREEN (limited): OL Tyson Rising, LB Christian Sam, DL Ami Latu
OUT LAST WEEK: Christian Sam appeared to be fully dressed and did participate in stretches, but when the team broke out into individual drills he got on the exercise bike on Muscle Beach.
OTHER INJURY NOTES: DL Ami Latu had a big brace on his left knee. LB DJ Calhoun's left ankle was heavily taped, but he participated in drills.
TACKLING
The defense again worked on tackling during the opening session, notably the "scoop and score" plays. The players rotated at stations, with Shawn Slocum working the turnover-based drills.
Of note: Kyle Williams continues to work with the safeties, a spot where he should receive increasing playing time as the season progresses. He took a couple snaps at Bandit safety during the Cal game, and looked solid despite not having much experience there.
BALL SECURITY:
Wide receivers, running backs and others again went through the ball security gauntlet, with just one ball hitting the ground that I saw -- a drop from Jalen Harvey (it was on a poor throw from the GA). Quarterbacks have gone back to wearing grey jerseys.
During this time, the offensive line was also at work. Haven't seen McCray work with the centers since Week 1, basically securing the depth chart at center to look like this (with McCray as an emergency alternate):
1. AJ McCollum
2. Tyler McClure
3. Stephon McCray (emergency alternate)
4. Marshal Nathe (likely redshirting)
OTHER NOTES:
LS Mitch Fraboni is back to being a full participant at practice after making his season debut on Saturday against Cal. He snapped with the first team as Zane Gonzalez practiced field goals and Matt Haack worked on holding and punts.
While Haack punted, Gonzalez worked on catching/shagging punts. It was pretty funny to watch, though Gonzalez did show a decent arm in throwing the balls back across the field.
We got kicked out before special teams got into full gear.
As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, let me know.
LOCATION: Kajikawa Practice Fields, where the weather was absolutely lovely this morning.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: ~ 20 minutes (no team tempo or 11-on-11)
GUESTS: Scouts from the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers were in attendance. QB Bryce Perkins was in attendance, watching from a golf cart while wearing a neck brace.
EN VERDE: N/A
TOWEL AND SUNSCREEN (limited): OL Tyson Rising, LB Christian Sam, DL Ami Latu
OUT LAST WEEK: Christian Sam appeared to be fully dressed and did participate in stretches, but when the team broke out into individual drills he got on the exercise bike on Muscle Beach.
OTHER INJURY NOTES: DL Ami Latu had a big brace on his left knee. LB DJ Calhoun's left ankle was heavily taped, but he participated in drills.
TACKLING
The defense again worked on tackling during the opening session, notably the "scoop and score" plays. The players rotated at stations, with Shawn Slocum working the turnover-based drills.
Of note: Kyle Williams continues to work with the safeties, a spot where he should receive increasing playing time as the season progresses. He took a couple snaps at Bandit safety during the Cal game, and looked solid despite not having much experience there.
BALL SECURITY:
Wide receivers, running backs and others again went through the ball security gauntlet, with just one ball hitting the ground that I saw -- a drop from Jalen Harvey (it was on a poor throw from the GA). Quarterbacks have gone back to wearing grey jerseys.
During this time, the offensive line was also at work. Haven't seen McCray work with the centers since Week 1, basically securing the depth chart at center to look like this (with McCray as an emergency alternate):
1. AJ McCollum
2. Tyler McClure
3. Stephon McCray (emergency alternate)
4. Marshal Nathe (likely redshirting)
OTHER NOTES:
LS Mitch Fraboni is back to being a full participant at practice after making his season debut on Saturday against Cal. He snapped with the first team as Zane Gonzalez practiced field goals and Matt Haack worked on holding and punts.
While Haack punted, Gonzalez worked on catching/shagging punts. It was pretty funny to watch, though Gonzalez did show a decent arm in throwing the balls back across the field.
We got kicked out before special teams got into full gear.
As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, let me know.
