Murray State University Athletics
Spring Practice #9
4/2/2010 1:39:00 PM | Football
The Murray State football team conducting its second scrimmage of Spring practice Friday morning on the turf at Stewart Stadium. The team scrimmaged for little over an hour with both sides of the ball coming up with big plays.
“It comes down to being inconsistent on both sides of the ball,” said head coach Chris Hatcher. “I thought it was a really good scrimmage. Our intensity was good. We need to work on being more intense for the entire operation. Early on the defense kind of had their way and when we got into the red zone the offense really picked it up.”
The defense made the first big play on the opening drive as they were able to recover a fumble near midfield. The offense was not discouraged as Casey Brockman came out and led the second team on a 12-play scoring drive. Redshirt freshman Arthur Bracket caught three passes on the drive for 30 yards, while senior Alex Estes caught a pair of passes, including a four-yarder for the touchdown.
Rashad Daniels made a big play on the next series as he hauled in a 55-yard pass from Jeff Ehrhardt. On the next play, transfer Josh Brown went up the middle for the five-yard touchdown.
The defense took over the scrimmage at that point and held the offense on 10-straight drives, with no drive lasting more than six plays. The drives were thwarted by six sacks, including three from defensive end Jamal Crook.
The offense finally got rolling again as Brockman found Brackett on a 92-yard strike down the right sideline on a 3rd-and-7 play.
“We had some big plays by some receivers, and defensively we had good tackling going on, much better tackling this scrimmage than we did last scrimmage,” said Hatcher. “The big thing with us is we are very thin and sometimes we get some mismatches on either side of the ball and makes one group look better than they really are.”
With the ball placed on the 30 yard line, the offense was able to score quickly on back-to-back series. Ja-Vonta Trotter hauled in a 30-yard pass from Ehrhardt on the first play of the next drive, while the second play of the next series ended with a nice run after catch for Dexter Durrante on the 27-yard touchdown.
Zach Kutch stepped up for the defense on the next series with an interception on the first play.
Following two more stops by the defense, the offense got the ball in the red zone and were able to score on five of six possessions. Brackett got his second and third touchdowns of the scrimmage, while Patrick Robertson hauled in three touchdowns of his own.
The scrimmage ended with the offense running 10 plays of the three-yard line. Justin Clark batted down a pass on the first play, but the offense responded by scoring four times.
“Offensively, Arthur Brackett made a couple good runs on some short passes and made a great 92-yard touchdown catch,” said Hatcher. “He is just a freshman so when he learns to turn it on all the time, there could be some good things down the road for him.”
“Defensively, Erik Fennell and Justin Clark made some good plays. Probably the most consistent performer we have had defensively all spring has been Harry McCall. He has made some plays and has become the leader of the defense.”
The team will return to the practice field April 7 at 5:20 a.m.
“It comes down to being inconsistent on both sides of the ball,” said head coach Chris Hatcher. “I thought it was a really good scrimmage. Our intensity was good. We need to work on being more intense for the entire operation. Early on the defense kind of had their way and when we got into the red zone the offense really picked it up.”
The defense made the first big play on the opening drive as they were able to recover a fumble near midfield. The offense was not discouraged as Casey Brockman came out and led the second team on a 12-play scoring drive. Redshirt freshman Arthur Bracket caught three passes on the drive for 30 yards, while senior Alex Estes caught a pair of passes, including a four-yarder for the touchdown.
Rashad Daniels made a big play on the next series as he hauled in a 55-yard pass from Jeff Ehrhardt. On the next play, transfer Josh Brown went up the middle for the five-yard touchdown.
The defense took over the scrimmage at that point and held the offense on 10-straight drives, with no drive lasting more than six plays. The drives were thwarted by six sacks, including three from defensive end Jamal Crook.
The offense finally got rolling again as Brockman found Brackett on a 92-yard strike down the right sideline on a 3rd-and-7 play.
“We had some big plays by some receivers, and defensively we had good tackling going on, much better tackling this scrimmage than we did last scrimmage,” said Hatcher. “The big thing with us is we are very thin and sometimes we get some mismatches on either side of the ball and makes one group look better than they really are.”
With the ball placed on the 30 yard line, the offense was able to score quickly on back-to-back series. Ja-Vonta Trotter hauled in a 30-yard pass from Ehrhardt on the first play of the next drive, while the second play of the next series ended with a nice run after catch for Dexter Durrante on the 27-yard touchdown.
Zach Kutch stepped up for the defense on the next series with an interception on the first play.
Following two more stops by the defense, the offense got the ball in the red zone and were able to score on five of six possessions. Brackett got his second and third touchdowns of the scrimmage, while Patrick Robertson hauled in three touchdowns of his own.
The scrimmage ended with the offense running 10 plays of the three-yard line. Justin Clark batted down a pass on the first play, but the offense responded by scoring four times.
“Offensively, Arthur Brackett made a couple good runs on some short passes and made a great 92-yard touchdown catch,” said Hatcher. “He is just a freshman so when he learns to turn it on all the time, there could be some good things down the road for him.”
“Defensively, Erik Fennell and Justin Clark made some good plays. Probably the most consistent performer we have had defensively all spring has been Harry McCall. He has made some plays and has become the leader of the defense.”
The team will return to the practice field April 7 at 5:20 a.m.
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