The University of
South Alabama football team went through a two-hour workout in shells Thursday
morning at the practice fields on campus in preparation for its second
scrimmage of the season.
“It was a good day. We tried to back off a little bit and practice at about 90 percent where we’re getting to the football, and I thought we did that,” head coach Joey Jones said. “They’re starting to get a little tired, so we have to be smart about what we’re doing. We have a great special teams period lined up for tomorrow, and then we’ll bring them back Saturday for the scrimmage. I’m really looking forward to see how well we do when we start putting it all together and look at how everyone concentrates during a game-type situation.”
“It was a good day. We tried to back off a little bit and practice at about 90 percent where we’re getting to the football, and I thought we did that,” head coach Joey Jones said. “They’re starting to get a little tired, so we have to be smart about what we’re doing. We have a great special teams period lined up for tomorrow, and then we’ll bring them back Saturday for the scrimmage. I’m really looking forward to see how well we do when we start putting it all together and look at how everyone concentrates during a game-type situation.”
Throughout this preseason camp South Alabama has really
come a long ways in improving their team to prepare for what will be there
toughest schedule since the programs begin and entering into FBS (Division 1)
play. The offensive line has really improved and adapted to the new offense. It
will be very interested to see how these Jaguars showcase their talent in about
two weeks when it’s game time.
Thursday’s practice included group work on inside running plays, team blitz and a two-minute drill to close the workout. C.J. Bennett connected with Kendall Houston, Corey Besteda and Terrance Timmons during team blitz, while Ross Metheny completed passes to Besteda, Cameron Broadnax and Houston.
A touchdown pass from Bennett to T.J. Glover, and a pass completion from Metheny to Lavender that went for a big gain highlighted the 11-on-11 exercise.
The two-minute drill
was highlighted by a big rush by Demetre Baker, and two pass receptions by
Lavender from Bennett. The first unit’s drive ended on a missed 50-yard field
goal attempt. The defense closed the drill with consecutive interceptions by
E.J. May and Terrell Brigham.
The Jaguars will
return to the practice field on campus this morning at 7:45am, and prepare for
their second preseason scrimmage on Saturday morning at 8am. The scrimmage will
be held at Ladd Pebbles Stadium and is closed to the public.
