Murray State University Athletics
Defense Gains Upper Hand in First Scrimmage
8/13/2009 11:45:00 PM | Football
The defense gained the upper hand early as Murray State conducted it's first scrimmage of preseason practice Thursday afternoon at Stewart Stadium. The scrimmage consisted of 30 plays and third and short situations.
The defense was able to get pressure on the quarterback and got a big sack from Zach Kutch to stop a drive. Taylor Lanigan also made a big play off the corner to stop a third-down running play.
The offense did make some plays late in the scrimmage as Prince Nwagbara broke a tackle and 51 yards over right end on fourth and short. On the final play, quarterback Nico Yantko found Marcus Harris for a 46-yard touchdown down the right sideline.
The Racers return to practice tomorrow afternoon at 3:55 p.m. 3 Stewart Stadium.
Head Coach Matt Griffin
On Thursday's Two Practices:
“The whole day was really good. The kids were enthusiastic this morning. You could tell they were a lot fresher. The day away gave them a boost.”
“I loved our spirit this afternoon. The defense certainly came out and got after the offense pretty good in the beginning. The offense got a couple there at the end. But the best thing we are doing right now is we are running hard and moving to the football on defense.”
The defense was able to get pressure on the quarterback and got a big sack from Zach Kutch to stop a drive. Taylor Lanigan also made a big play off the corner to stop a third-down running play.
The offense did make some plays late in the scrimmage as Prince Nwagbara broke a tackle and 51 yards over right end on fourth and short. On the final play, quarterback Nico Yantko found Marcus Harris for a 46-yard touchdown down the right sideline.
The Racers return to practice tomorrow afternoon at 3:55 p.m. 3 Stewart Stadium.
Head Coach Matt Griffin
On Thursday's Two Practices:
“The whole day was really good. The kids were enthusiastic this morning. You could tell they were a lot fresher. The day away gave them a boost.”
“I loved our spirit this afternoon. The defense certainly came out and got after the offense pretty good in the beginning. The offense got a couple there at the end. But the best thing we are doing right now is we are running hard and moving to the football on defense.”
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