What questions do Jacksonville State football need to answer during spring practice

Jacksonville State will be starting to get into spring practice this month, and coming off a successful first FBS season there are a few things that this crop of Gamecocks will need to show this spring.

The Gamecocks start spring practice on Saturday.

The Gamecocks will be going through a few weeks of spring practice, leading up to the spring game under the lights at 6 p.m. Friday, April 19 at JSU Stadium.

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Who will stand out at quarterback?

The biggest question going into spring practice is what will the quarterback situation end up being, with the graduation of Zion Webb. Rich Rodriguez has six quarterbacks on the roster, including last year’s apparent No. 2 Logan Smothers alongside Te’Sean Smoot and Ashton Frye, who both saw time last year. Also returning are Caden Creel and Carter Lambert, as Earl Woods III is now listed as a running back.

Rodriguez has brought in two transfers but only Zion Turner will be here for spring ball as Tyler Huff will be a summer enrollee. It’s doubtful that a starting quarterback will be decided by the end of the spring game but someone could either take the frontrunner spot or play themselves out of the competition over the next few weeks.

What will the defense look like?

With new defensive coordinator Luke Olson, Rodriguez admitted that the defensive scheme was going to hit “the reset button a little” during his signing day press conference. Spring practice will be the first that Olson’s defensive scheme for the Gamecocks will been seen publicly. In his only season as an FBS defensive coordinator, the Tulsa defense was strong against the pass but struggled against the run. The…

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Author : The Gadsden Times

Publish date : 2024-03-07 10:12:58

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