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  • Fifteen Leftover Points That Indicates Productive Game and Spring



    Unfortunately some observers do not see the value of a spring game in that they draw nothing educational from them. I say ‘Oh Contraire.’ Coaches hold spring practice to find out which the players are and the foundation from which to work when they return in the fall. You don’t have to be a football expert to see it because they jump out at you. We intend to point out what jumped out at this writer from on the field as well as in the press room, post-game.

    1) The cat-walk was better attended than any time last season.

    2) We haven’t seen pursuit from the opposite side of the field by Za’Darius Smith since Art Still. He made two brilliant plays back-to-back plays and several others throughout the night.

    3) Ashley Lowery broke on a slow developing out-route thrown by Patrick Towles and made a beautiful interception. Mark Stoops said Lowery has been improving every day.

    4) At the 4:04 mark of the third quarter Jalen Whitlow completed a pretty touchdown pass to DeMarcus Sweat when the big-time pass was over the outside shoulder in the end zone was an outstanding throw and catch.

    5) Stoops said he said guys start to understand and get comfortable with what they were doing. That occurred in the 11th, 12th, and 13th practice sessions.

    6) On the outset of spring practice Stoops said he wanted to see some leaders emerge. He said Lowery, Avery Williamson, Whitlow at times, and Raymond Sanders though he is quiet at times. “They’ve got to work and be leaders this summer.”

    7) “It’s the best Rashad (Cunningham) has played and that’s good to see, with the fans, the media, and to step up and make some big catches was good to see.” He said you like to see guys make plays when the lights go on.

    8) Other standouts in the game was Raymond Sanders, Dyshawn Mobley, A. J. Lagree, and Cody Quinn.

    9) The fans doing the wave in the third quarter. At the tailgate parties there were people in the parking lot that have never been to a live game. A few showed up in there in their hoopty (rusted-out fenders) and their little kids in the back seat. Quite a sight to see.

    10) Neal Brown at the start of spring practice said he wanted the quarterback out there that can get the ball in the end zone and Jalen Whitlow did the best job on the night. Stoops said Whitlow has had a very solid spring. What is the value of have a quarterback that can make plays with his legs as well as his arm? “Jalen did a nice job,” Stoops said. “He has that dimension to run the football. He can pull it down when something’s not there and create, so he did a nice job tonight. I was impressed with how Jalen played. He has earned the right to feel good about himself and got to a starting point of where we have a foundation of where we are at.” With a quarterback that can run the opposing team has to game-plan to contain him and that creates running room in the middle and passing over the middle. Joker Phillips said that’s the mistake they (Florida) made against Louisville and Bridgewater cut them to ribbons because he didn’t run in the game.

    11) It was a clean game for the most part which is indicative of a disciplined team.

    12) Stoops, when asked how much weight he puts on the game, he said this is very important when you do it under the lights, a game setting, and we wanted to see how they played. ”We need those play makers to make plays when the lights come on,” an excited coach said.

    13) One known sports personality pre-game tweeted the fans need to put up or shut up. They put up in spades.

    14) The tempo was not what the fans are going to see in the fall when the first and second units are all together. It will be quicker.

    15) Stoops said they need to get bigger and stronger and he said they definitely would even between now and the fall.















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