University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Football Practice No. 3 Report
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond Spider football team continued practice on Wednesday morning at Robins Stadium.
The team, practicing in helmets and shoulder pads for the first time, continued to install the 1st and 2nd down offense and defense, along with base fundamentals and techniques.
Practice Notes
- TE Sean Fitzpatrick continued his strong start to camp, finishing the first set of 11-on-11 drills with three nice receptions.
- In 7-on-7 drills, DB Reggie Barnette made a nice play to get an interception against the first team offense.
- DL Kieran Gregory had a nice play in 11-on-11 drills working against the first team offense, forcing a QB Michael Strauss incompletion with a quarterback pressure.
- Later, DL Winston Craig batted down a QM Michael Rocco pass.
- Towards the end of practice, RB Seth Fisher had his best run of camp, reeling off a long, slashing run.
Post-Practice Quotes
“It was nice to finally do some more thud and get used to being more physical on the first day of shoulder pads. It’s a nice process that we work into and we did some new things today where we try to do more team stuff. Anything that is like a game is great for us this early.”
-- Defensive Coordinator Bob Trott on Wednesday’s practice
“First day of pads is always kind of slow. For the young guys, they are still looking around not sure of where to go or where to be. For the older guys, we’re out there executing and trying to get better. It felt good to finally be able to hit somebody. I hadn’t hit anyone since the spring game.”
-- DB Justin Grant on practice
“It’s getting hotter and everyone’s getting fatigued, but we continue to keep just grinding through. We took a step forward from yesterday, but we still have a long way to go. It’s always hard the first day with pads, but we’ll get used to it.”
-- WR Rashad Ponder on Wednesday’s practice