Day 9: UM's Practice Report
Defensive Highlights
§ Defensive back Cory Nelms had a breakup in early 9-on-9 action.
§ Olivier Vernon had good rushes and a sack on quarterback Stephen Morris.
§ Adewale Ojomo had a tackle-for-loss in early 9-on-9 play.
§ Linebacker Sean Spence forced and recovered a fumble.
§ Along the defensive line, Curtis Porter and Micanor Regis had good surges through the offensive line.
§ Ramon Buchanan and Andrew Smith were filling holes from their linebacker positions. Buchanan had an interception in 7-on-7 action.
§ Kacy Rogers and Buchanan combined for a tackle-for-loss.
§ JoJo Nicolas stayed with a play late and stripped the ball downfield.
§ Olivier Vernon was covering outside runs well early-on.
§ The linebacker and defensive back units were attacking the ball after catches, forcing fumbles with strips.
§ Marcus Forston and Ojomo were good early-on with rushes on the quarterback, surging through the offensive line.
§ Curtis Porter and Regis had good bursts through the line for tackles in the backfield.
§ The defensive line had good rush defense against right side of the offensive line late in practice.
Offensive Highlights
§ In early 9-on-9 play, the quarterbacks were finding open receivers in a variety of areas. Alonzo Highsmith hooked up with Aldarius Johnson for a long pass play of more than 40 yards. Highsmith was accurate in 7-on-7 action, finding several receivers and running backs with his reads.
§ Running back Storm Johnson had several long runs in his time on the field, finding and reading his blocks in 9-on-9 action.
§ Storm Johnson also broke away from several tackles.
§ Running back Damien Berry had a long run early in practice.
§ The offensive line was pulling in 11-on-11 play, allowing many clean runs by the running backs.
§ Jacory Harris hooked up with Mike James across the middle for a long touchdown.
§ Wide receiver Tommy Streeter had a huge downfield block on Devont’a Davis.
§ Offensive linemen Seantrel Henderson and Jared Wheeler were good along the right side with good protection of the quarterbacks.
§ The offensive line versus defensive line battle between Wheeler (offense) and Marcus Robinson (defense) was great action in team plays towards the end of practice.
§ Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Jermaine Johnson held his position and gave quarterback Spencer Whipple great protection in his time on the gridiron.
§ LaRon Byrd and Brandon Washington combined with blocks on a reverse that allowed a long run for Kendal Thompkins.
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