University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Football Practice Report No. 12
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond Spiders football team scrimmaged for the third time Wednesday afternoon at Robins Stadium.
Simulating game day, the team used the scrimmage as preparation for regular season. The Spiders scrimmaged for nearly two hours, with most plays being scripted for both the offense and defense.
Offensive Highlights
- RB Jacobi Green looked quick, scoring from six yards out on the first drive.
- QB David Broadus continued his great camp, scoring twice, one on a 65-yard run and the other on a five-yard keeper.
- Not to be outdone, QB Montel White connected with TE Christian Conklin on a four-yard TD and later ran for a score from two-yards.
- In the second half, freshman QB Kyle Lauletta hooked up with WR Rashad Ponder on a 25-yard catch.
- White looked good in the second half as well, connecting with WR Ben Edwards on a 22-yard pass.
- The running back battle continued, with all three back looking sharp. RB T.J. Moon excelled in short-yardage situations, while RB James McKinney ran well, hitting on a pair of nice runs.
Defensive Highlights
- DB Ayo Ogunniyi made a great play on the ball, intercepting a deep pass from White intended for WR Reggie Diggs.
- The defensive line was strong in the first half of the scrimmage, with Evan Kelly and Justin Williamson both recording sacks.
- Recording pass breakups in the first half for the defense were Williamson, DL Terrence Fullum, LB Sean Ryan, DB Dominique Miller and DL Kerry Wynn.
- In the second half, LB Aaron Roane had a sack while DB Justin Grant, DB Trevor Jones and Williamson each had a pass breakup.
Special Teams Highlights
- PK Brandon Jordi was perfect in the first half, making both his PATs and a 20-yard field goal. PK Matthew Kassebaum also hit from 20-yards in the first half.
- On kickoffs, PK Peter Yoder was impressive, routinely booming the ball past the 10-yard line.
- In the second half, Jordi hit from 25 yards, while Kassebaum connected from 24 yards.
Post-Practice Quotes
"I think there was definitely some good things that happened out there. When you are dealing with the first offense and second offense and sometimes the third offense, you get a little inconsistent and it gets a little frustrating sometimes. It was good for our kids to get on and off the sidelines and do personnel and things like that. There were too many penalties. That was the big issue today offensively. So we just have to clean that up."
-- Offensive Coordinator Brandon Streeter
"I thought it went pretty decent today. It kind of went up and down on defense and I think our offense played really well today. In order for us to have a good season we need to play a little bit better on defense. But overall it was a good day today. We got a lot of reps and got a lot of plays in so overall I think it was good."
-- DL Jacob Pierce