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| ULL Head Coach on the field |
Third-year Louisiana head football coach Mark Hudspeth and
his football players who are taking part in 15 spring practices is in full
swing and already has held one spring scrimmage resulting in the offense
winning the scrimmage.
ULL is still celebrating a wonderful season last fall and
winning their second New Orleans R&L Carriers Bowl. The players are excited
and looking forward to a even better season this fall. Hudspeth opened the first practice with a new
twist. Just like the Oklahoma Tackling drill that he used a year ago to
increase the intensity at the start of the practice, he created a variation of
his "Don't let go of the rope" theme to inspire the Cajuns.
It’s seems that Coach Hudspeth is happy with the Ragin
Cajuns spring practice thus far.
Conditions could not have been better on Friday afternoon as
the Ragin’ Cajuns football team held its first spring practice in full pads.
Third year offensive coordinator Jay Johnson has a mostly
veteran unit to work with as quarterback Terrance Broadway returns along with
the entire offensive backfield, three starters on the offensive line and all
but two of the receivers.
“We’ve had a lot of energy and excitement out there,” Johnson said. “We’ve thrown a lot at them very quickly and the defense has been giving them some new looks which has challenged them. We need to take what we are learning and apply it to the field.”
“We’ve had a lot of energy and excitement out there,” Johnson said. “We’ve thrown a lot at them very quickly and the defense has been giving them some new looks which has challenged them. We need to take what we are learning and apply it to the field.”
The Cajuns defense is a work in progress as James Willis
took over as defensive coordinator in January making spring ball the first
opportunity for the defenders to learn and implement the system.
For Willis, the biggest obstacle that he wants the Cajuns to overcome is history.
“I’ve seen some steady progress this week as we teach these guys a new defense and watch them put it in action,” Willis said. “The system isn’t difficult, but it is different from the one that was used the last couple of years.
For Willis, the biggest obstacle that he wants the Cajuns to overcome is history.
“I’ve seen some steady progress this week as we teach these guys a new defense and watch them put it in action,” Willis said. “The system isn’t difficult, but it is different from the one that was used the last couple of years.
