University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Football Practice No. 11 Report
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond Spiders football team continued its quest for a 2014 CAA Championship on Wednesday when the squad hit the field for practice No. 11 of training camp.
The Spiders, practicing in full pads, continued to install first and second down review and goal line scenarios on a hot, sunny day in Richmond.
Practice Notes
- DL Terrence Fullum got things going early for the defense when he stopped a reverse play in the backfield, catching WR Brian Brown for a loss of yardage.
- RB Jacobi Green continues to rush well as he found several holes down the middle that picked up several yards this morning.
- QB David Broadus and P D.J. Helkowski shared punts, hitting every rep for at least 35 yards each punt during the special teams period.
- On the receiving end, WR Rashad Ponder, DB Tafon Mainsah and DB Dominique Miller did not drop a repetition today.
- In the final team session, DB Reggie Barnette got the defense fired up when he came up with a huge stop in the backfield on a wildcat play.
- The Spiders held a mini goal line scrimmage in the final period. RB Seth Fisher and QB David Broadus rushed to find the end zones that closed out the day.
Post-Practice Quotes
“It is a great day. The sun is out and we put a lot of good work into today. We handled a little adversity yesterday with the lightening and having the internet down, so we had to go in and cancel a little bit of stuff. I thought we responded really well today.”
-- Defensive Coordinator Bob Trott shares his thoughts on this morning’s practice
“The defense was very physical today. We’re trying to get better each and every day, running our keys, reading our assignments and just improving from what we see on film. We see the little mistakes and errors and we are just watching the film and correcting them.”
-- LB DeShawn Holmes on the defense
“The offense started fast today, but in 7-on-7 drills we had to pick it up, it wasn’t great, but we ended up finishing strong. Thought we picked it up in the goal line period, scoring at the end. The defense is going to make some plays and it’s just on us to give maximum effort and carry that throughout practice.”
-- QB Michael Strauss on the offense’s effort at practice