Tomorrow's the big spring game - make sure to get your tickets and come out to support the Griz and support the facility improvements! Kickoff is at 6pm, festivities begin earlier at 4pm!
I'm not sure if I'm going to have time to get another done tomorrow so I thought I'd give you all a list of a few new/newer players to make sure you keep an eye out for tomorrow night:
#86 Austin Carver - WR illnesses and various injuries have vaulted Carver up the depth this spring and he's been making the most of it. Not afraid to go over the middle and from what I've seen, he's made some great catches.
#51 Tucker Schye - Schye gets talked up a lot on here and from what I've seen he's been backing it up in practice. He passes the eye test of being that big and burly middle linebacker a team wants. He'll be on the 1st team during all of the contact drills, where Kose will be 1st team in the 7on7 stuff. Good speed to the ball carrier and a sound tackler.
#18 JR Nelson - JR played last year as an RS Frosh but this spring it seems to me that he's really turning the corner and is ready for more duty on the field. I've seen some defensive sets that have Nelson, Dennard, and Harris all on the field at the same time. What's really impressed me is that in the 1 on 1 drills which are inherently tipped in favor of the receivers - JR was pretty dominant to break up passes and stick to his man (from what I've seen).
And then there's the position battle which is getting the most attention this spring: kicker. Keep an eye on all three kickers. From the first game and some practices (all from before spring break) there was no clear-cut front runner. Ben Worst held an early slight edge but Harrison Greenberg might have closed that gap. Both Worst and Greenberg have added some good power to their kicks. Lider has all the power he needs, accuracy has been his main goal of improvement. He had a pretty bad first scrimmage but that's just 1 day over the course of many practices. Look for all three kickers to probably get 5 or 6 attempts. If you recall Delaney said that he wants to select a kicker this spring and have that guy enter fall camp as the locked in starter.
I'm not sure if I'm going to have time to get another done tomorrow so I thought I'd give you all a list of a few new/newer players to make sure you keep an eye out for tomorrow night:
#86 Austin Carver - WR illnesses and various injuries have vaulted Carver up the depth this spring and he's been making the most of it. Not afraid to go over the middle and from what I've seen, he's made some great catches.
#51 Tucker Schye - Schye gets talked up a lot on here and from what I've seen he's been backing it up in practice. He passes the eye test of being that big and burly middle linebacker a team wants. He'll be on the 1st team during all of the contact drills, where Kose will be 1st team in the 7on7 stuff. Good speed to the ball carrier and a sound tackler.
#18 JR Nelson - JR played last year as an RS Frosh but this spring it seems to me that he's really turning the corner and is ready for more duty on the field. I've seen some defensive sets that have Nelson, Dennard, and Harris all on the field at the same time. What's really impressed me is that in the 1 on 1 drills which are inherently tipped in favor of the receivers - JR was pretty dominant to break up passes and stick to his man (from what I've seen).
And then there's the position battle which is getting the most attention this spring: kicker. Keep an eye on all three kickers. From the first game and some practices (all from before spring break) there was no clear-cut front runner. Ben Worst held an early slight edge but Harrison Greenberg might have closed that gap. Both Worst and Greenberg have added some good power to their kicks. Lider has all the power he needs, accuracy has been his main goal of improvement. He had a pretty bad first scrimmage but that's just 1 day over the course of many practices. Look for all three kickers to probably get 5 or 6 attempts. If you recall Delaney said that he wants to select a kicker this spring and have that guy enter fall camp as the locked in starter.