JACKSONVILLE − Jacksonville State football got spring practice started with a two-hour practice Saturday at JSU Stadium, and there’s a lot to unpack from the first day.
The Gamecocks officially started another quarterback competition Saturday with five signal callers getting a solid amount of reps in the fast-paced practice. Jacksonville State also officially welcomed two new defensive coaches.
Here’s what the Gadsden Times saw at Saturday’s practice:
No clear pecking order at QB
All five quarterbacks on the roster were getting plenty of reps during Saturday’s two-hour practice. With most drills being run with no defenders, or coaches playing defensive back, all the quarterbacks looked strong at times, but who led off each drill would change. It did seem that Logan Smothers and Ashton Frye, last year’s Nos. 2 and 3 were leading, but it’s still too early to tell who the starting quarterback could be come game one.
Smothers was first out with what could be the starting offensive line in team drills, but even that rotated throughout practice.
Offensive line sees influx of size
The Gamecocks’ offensive line looked bigger at the start of spring practice than the start of fall practice. One reason is the addition of Cincinnati transfer Cam Jones, who looks all of the 6-foot-8, 330 pounds at which he’s listed. Getting bigger was a priority this offseason, and the trenches look to have grown at least to start spring. The main starting group included Jones paired with Clay Web at left guard, Will O’Steen at left tackle andCameron Griffin at right guard. The center in that pairing was wearing No. 55, but no offensive lineman is listed with that number.
Still too early to see impact of new coaches
With most of the practice spent in individual or small team drills, it was too early to see the impact of the two new defensive…
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Author : The Gadsden Times
Publish date : 2024-03-09 22:17:49
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