In the interest of disclosure I was only present for the first 60 minutes of the scrimmage. While it is always a pleasure to be under the lights in Martin Stadium I decided when BJ Guerra started snapping the ball to Cody Clements it was almost over. So here is the quick story.
The scrimmage started off a little flat. The opening kick off was fumbled. However, the 1 defense quickly handled the 2 offense. Bring in the punt team and the result was Ricky Galvin fumbling and quickly diving on the punt for no return.
Thank goodness the Jeff Tuel and the first team offense could give me something to get behind. They didn't disappoint either. A quick screen pass led to a solid run and before you knew it was 3rd and goal. TD Karstetter, but it was called back due to a false start. Furney nails the FG.
That was the gist of the scrimmage tonight. For every great play their was a boneheaded play. Two field goals were blocked and one punt was almost blocked. A great catch was negated by holding penalty.
Their were some very bright spots though. Jeff Tuel looked pretty solid considering it was obvious he was slightly off tonight. It is nice to have a QB that can still get the job done when they are a little off. Marquess Wilson, Karstetter, Barton, and Kristoff Williams all did well. Though I think Williams didn't appear as physical as the rest but he did redshirt last year.
Carl Winston looked like he is ready to show us what he plays like when he is healthy. He looked great during one series. First hitting the hole and fighting for yards. Then on a 3rd down putting his shoulder down and earning the critical yards necessary for a first down. The first down allowed Jeff Tuel to hit Isiah Barton for a TD strike later in the drive.
Did the Cougs solidify my gut feeling we are going to have a solid year this year. Not really but it was a scrimmage. Without getting too much into detail it was hard to tell if they were framing ISU Bengal because of the different defensive formations that were on display. Who knows but we still have two weeks to sharpen up.
Starting Defense
DE Travis Long
DT Anthony Laurenzi
DT Toni Pole
DE Adam Coeper/Skyler Stormo
LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis
LB CJ Mizell
LB Sekope Kafusi
CB Daniel Simmons
SS Tyree Toomer
FS Deonne Buccannon
CB Damonte Horton
Starting Offense
LT Wade Jacobson
LG John Fullington
C Andrew Roxas
RG BJ Guerra
RT David Gonzales
QB Jeff Tuel
RB Logwone Mitz
WR Marquess Wilson
WR Jared Karstetter
WR Isiah Barton
TE Andre Lintz
Kick Returners
Ricky Galvin, Marcus Mason, Isiah Barton
Kicker
Andrew Furney
Punter
Dan Wagner
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