Would seem to be a Fisher sort of player

http://www.espn.com/recruiting/bask...75/jontay-porter-decommits-washington-huskies

http://insider.espn.com/college-spo...g/player/evaluation/_/id/216657/jontay-porter

Freshman tackle Tyler Roemer want at practice today because he went to go see a doctor. Apparently, his leg got infected recently and the coaches didn't catch it until it got really ugly and swollen. We won't know what the issue is or how long it will take for him to return but I doubt you will see him at the spring game.

With Roemer out, Ryan Pope was athe left tackle and center Nick Gerhard was at right tackle.

Joe Salcedo also did reps at right tackle during non tackling periods.

Both with P5 offers, think we land one of them?

Incoming freshman center and potential starter Dominic Gudino has attended the last several practices and every time I spot him he looks locked in and focused watching the OL drills.

Carlsbad WR and Dakota Turner's little brother Asa Turner also attended today's practice.

EDIT: Wrong.

It's starting to look like LG Keith Ismael will NOT need shoulder surgery after camp ends. They will let it heal on it's own because it has shown improvement.

Practice 10 was a full-padded thud practice and pretty physical for a midweek practice. My guess is that they will take it easier on Thursday in preparation for the spring game. We'll see.

Any way, as for #10, I thought Quest Truxton and Rashaad Penny were the clear standouts of the day.

Truxton - who has dealt with a bum ankle for the first half of camp - was making great catches over the top of the defense and he also turned some short gains into longs ones with nice moves after the catch.

-Entering spring, I thought he could do some serious damage as a slot guy this upcoming season if one of the other receivers could step up and play opposite of Mikah Holder, but he’s become one of the toughest guys to cover on the outside and I think he’s proven he can stick there.

-Truxton’s also playing with a lot of confidence this spring. He doesn’t look like a kid who just joined the team last summer - which he did - he comes off as a leader. I think part of this is because he and Chapman have built a lot of chemistry over the academic year.

There have been a number of times during camp where Truxton was facing pretty good single coverage downfield but Chapman would give him a chance if no other options were available. Truxton has won more of of those 50/50 balls compared to the rest of the receivers unit so Chapman has rewarded him with a lot of opportunities this spring.

Remember, it was Holder and Chapman that came into college with excellent chemistry and timing between the two but Truxton is getting there too. I'd argue that he’s starting to play like the best signee of last year's class.

-That said, the one main flaw about Truxton is that he can be iffy as a blocker at times. Sometimes he’ll just put his head down and run into the safety and hope the collision will be enough. There was one run by Juwan Washington going toward Truxton’s side of the field and all Truxton had to do was hold off Parker Baldwin so Washington could get around the edge for a big gain. Truxton didn’t get any leverage and just ran into Baldwin, so Baldwin basically just bounced off him and then made a stop on Washington. It would have been a 40+ yard run had the crack back block been executed properly.

-As pure receivers, Holder and Truxton have clearly separated themselves as the seniors but Tim Wilson has all the makings of becoming a four-year contributor. He’s improved his consistency as camp has went on and he’s very versatile in the way he makes plays.

-Isiah Macklin is extremely good at adjusting to and catching passes thrown to him deep down the sideline but there a lot of times where he doesn’t handle the fast balls thrown to him on shorter routes. Wilson on the other hand is solid in both areas of the field and he’s just as fast and even more physical in tight coverage. I also really like his body control for his size, especially on catches when he keeps his feet inbounds and turns up field quickly, something guys his size can rarely pull off.

-Fred Trevillion is more comparable to Wilson than Macklin at this stage but his consistency has been on and off. I think Trevillion’s just athletic as any receiver on the team but he doesn’t finish catches/opportunities as much as you’d like.

-I’m glad I included Wilson as one of the ‘biggest risers’ of camp but I’m starting to kick myself about not including TE Darryl Richardson. What held me back is that he’s a senior, so for the most part he should be playing at this level, but he’s certainly passed my expectations regardless of his year in the program.

He has shown no signs of inconsistent pass-catching like in years past and he’s probably the most effective run blocker out of the tight ends. When I say effective, I mean when he’s engaged with a defender, because there are some reps where he doesn’t get his hands on a body or lets a defender run past him untouched. Otherwise he’s usually vicious at the point of attack and can really move guys off the ball.

-As mentioned, Penny had another strong practice. He’s clearly taken a major step forward with all the experience he got last year and I have no doubt in my mind he’ll be just as effective as Pumphrey as the primary back. He’s reading his blocks fast, flying out of the backfield and running guys over whenever he comes in for a rare rep.

The defense isn’t allowed to really hit him all that hard when they get their hands on him but they kind of have to because Penny will lower his shoulder and just run through them.

-Ron Smith went at him lightly for a stop and Penny made him pay. Later on, Dwayne Johnson put a little force behind his "thud" tackle but learned how strong Penny really is the hard way.

Johnson went one-on-one with him in the open field after Penny caught a pass in the flat. Johnson got to the ball very fast but that wasn’t enough to slow down Penny - which is saying a lot because Johnson’s the biggest safety on the team. He rocked ‘the rock' and that fired up the whole offense on the near sideline.

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Didn't San Diego City College win the state or regional championship?
If so, is there anyone on this team in which we might be interested?
I'm hoping there might be a 6'18" guy who led the team in scoring, assists and blocks.
It would be preferable if he were also a scholastic all american.

Colorado St, Boise St, Fresno St all made it

This was by far the most uneventful practice of camp (for me, not the team) because it was almost entirely scout team work and special team drills so I don't know if I'll have enough to do a detailed recap. It was helmets only and the only hitting was during three two-minute drill drives at the end of practice. Quest Truxton and Isaiah Macklin both made nice catches but I really didn't get much ekse out of it.



There is some news to report though.

Trenton Thompson suffered a broken nose during the scrimmage. He's playing with a visor now but is fine. I think he'll still play in the spring game.

Nick Bawden twisted his ankle during the scrimmage but is fine.

I also learned that Keith Ismael and Dwayne Parchment will have shoulder operations after camp. They had shoulder issues last fall but the surgery is being held off until after spring, which gives me the impression that they will be fine by the fall.

Aztecs are in the NIT's according to several projections. UT story below:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sd-sp-azhoops-20170311-story.html

Its either NIT's or bust for SDSU. Quote from the story:

We’re not going to play in anything other than the NIT if we get an opportunity, and it probably won’t happen,” coach Steve Fisher said early Saturday morning........

CBI and Las Vegas tournament select an additional 16 teams each but SDSU has declined those two options. Part of me thinks its a missed opportunity as high majority of the beneficiaries would be underclassmen that would get much needed playing time like............Narain? Trust and respect Coach Fisher's decision though.

Biggest enemy for SDSU at this point is post season tournament upsets for one bid leagues. Regular season champions that do not win their conference tournament get an automatic bid to the NIT. Belmont, Illinois State, Monmouth, Oakland, South Dakota, Texas-Arlington and UNC Greensboro are such teams.

ESPNU will host the NIT Selection show at 530pm PST.

As mentioned earlier, San Diego State ran the ball a ton during Saturday’s scrimmage. I would say it consisted of 70-percent runs, 25-percent play-action passes and 5-percent drop back passes.

This meant SDSU’s pass protection wasn’t under too much pressure to pick up blitzes. Still, while the sample size was small, I thought the OL did a much better job as a unit during those moments where it was a clear passing down and the defense brought six man pressures with blitzes.

I can’t help but mention the weakest link of the line, though. The left guard spot may very well be the weakest spot on the entire offense, and maybe even the entire depth chart.

With Nick Gerhard at center, Keith Ismael and Daishawn Dixon have been taking the majority of reps at LG and they struggled again on Saturday.

Whoever lined up at LG was often the reason for a failed offensive play, whether it be a blown up run resulting in a tackle for loss or an untouched defender coming in on a blitz for a quick sack.

If in doubt, look at the LG spot.

That said, the right guard spot is a completely different story. Antonio Rosales is the most comfortable lineman picking up blitzes, stunts and twists and he’s the nastiest hitter on the OL.

During the final play of the scrimmage, Rosales sprung open the hole for a Juwan Washington 10-yard score by perfectly leading the power play. He pulled around and completely leveled Parker Baldwin in the hole, knocking him out of the way for Washington to scamper through the hole and into the end zone. It was the cleanest block of the day and it brought Baldwin down to his knees.

The blocking as a whole was a work of beauty on that play, making it a nice way to end practice.

Along with Rosales' block, Keith Ismael made a nice chip block on the nose tackle before down blocking Ron Smith, FB Isaac Lessard took out Ronley Lakalaka with the lead block, and Parker Houston took out Israel Cabrera on the second level to complete the running lane.

Jeff Clay was the only defender left unblocked but he had no chance of reacting to Washington running behind the Rosales/Baldwin collision.

If the OL performed like that on a consistent basis SDSU would be in for another big year. But that wasn’t the case throughout the scrimmage, especially with the play at left guard.

I would not be surprised in a a possibility where OL coach Mike Schmidt takes drastic measures at some point, such as 1) starting Dominic Gudino as a true freshman so Nick Gerhard can move to LG or 2) starting C Derrick Achayo, a very inconsistent snapper but decent blocker, and moves Gerhard over to LG.

After the scrimmage, option no. 2 seems like something I feel the staff should strongly consider when they review the depth chart following spring camp.

That said, I completely understand the idea behind starting Ismael. He’s very talented for a freshman and having Ismael/Tyler Roemer paired up for the next four years on the left side would be a great thing for the OL. I just think that he’ll need to establish himself as a confident, consistent blocker during the final few practices if that has any chances of happening.

Moving on...

-The QBs struggled during the few times they were called on to pass the ball. Pretty much all of their completions were on check downs or timing routes to the running backs or tight ends for gains shorter than 10 yards. The few downfield opportunities they had were basically wasted, which was a surprise considering those came at a premium and you’d expect the QBs to really hone in on their targets.

-The QBs really need to work on their accuracy on deeper throws along the sideline. When you run playaction as often as SDSU will, you need to stretch the defense occasionally but both QBs were way off target.

On go routes, for example, they need to get comfortable placing the ball between the sideline and the outside shoulder of the receiver, rather than throwing the ball out of bounds where it’s uncatchable, or throwing it short and toward the middle of the field where the WR basically has to leave his single coverage matchup and all of a sudden run himself into double coverage just to have a chance at the ball.

The best instance of this was when Neil Boudreau threw a deep jump ball to Fred Trevillion that Dwayne Parchment was able to chase down to assist Ron Smith in coverage because of where it was thrown. (Parchment actually could have picked it off had he turned around instead of running straight toward Trevillion - that’s how off target Boudreau’s throw was).

Another occurrence was on a two-point conversion try, where Ryan Agnew through a fade pass way too high and WELL out of bounds. Mikah Holder had no chance of reaching it despite creating tremendous separation for such a small area to work with. It was a wasted rep and in this case a loss of two points.

Ryan Agnew had a very rough day. He threw three interceptions. One was a long comeback route that Kam Kelly jumped, the second was a duck over the middle that fell into Parker Baldwin's lap, and the third was a goal line boot leg play where he rolled left, kept rolling, and rolling, than tried to throw it back toward the right for Kelly to snag out of the air for a 50 yard interception return.

Agnew's threw picks had nothing to do with it but SDSU ran the ball probably 80 percent of the time on Saturday. The team ran about 80 plays total and the defensive front didn't many long runs to develop until the very end.

Starting at their own 10, the offense called a draw play for Juwan Washington where he showed patience behind his blockers and then burst through the hole for a 90-yd TD.

Then on the next series, SDSU faked a run to the right, with Agnew tossing it back to Jasmin on the left, and Jasmin showed off that cutting ability when he came around the edge. I've been waiting for an instance where he got to show his moves in the open field and this was it, cutting hard right before he approached Kam Kelly - breaking his ankles - and getting up field. Jasmin ran it the distance about 25 yards for a score. Rocky said that Chase made Kelly look foolish, which he did, but that's when Kelly responded with the pick in the end zone.

Like I've said, Kelly is obviously athletic enough to be a playmaker in the defense, he just needs to get more comfortable with his technique. He's playing a lot like Malik Smith did early in his career.

-Rashaad Penny was returning punts today. It's a simulated punt with no players on the field other than the longsnapper and punter, so it gave Penny something to do instead of watching.

I brought this up to Rocky, who said that Penny is actually the most comfortable at returning punts. Even more so than Quest Truxton. Penny won't be the punt returner during the season but if SDSU is down a score in the fourth, don't be surprised to see Penny trot out there to make something happen.

SDSU ran a lot of bootleg plays, some of which even looked like designed runs for Agnew which often led to positive yards.

When SDSU's offense did some goal line segments to end practice, both the first team and second team were able to score.

Before the second score, a personal foul penalty on Trenton Thompson turned a 3rd and long play into an automatic first down for the offense. The offensive players on the sideline cheered on Parker Houston for basically baiting Thompson into it getting into a shoving match, which extended the drive. I also thought it was a clever move, but it wasn't necessarily done on purpose by Houston. I brought it up to Rocky and he said that Houston started it but the refs always blame the second guy, which was Thompson retaliating in this case.

He said the offensive teammates only cheered on Houston so the coaches wouldn't give him a hard time. They had Houston's back, but the coaches will make sure to call out Houston for getting too emotional after the whistle during film review.

The defense still got the goal line stop though after Tyler Wormhoudt flat out dropped a potential TD to end practice on a Texas route.

The WRs didn't get open downfield for most of the scrimmage. The only oppurtunity off the top of my head was a deep ball thrown to Fred Trevillion. SDSU had two DBs in position to cover it though. Instead of fighting for the ball, Trevillion looked like he saw more of an opportunity to draw a flag.

But the refs didn't throw a flag.

If my memory's correct, the only 10+ yard pass play of the game was a completion over the middle to Darryl Richardson. I still need to go over the film though.

http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=76632

Wow! The University President is leaving! Not sure it could come at a worse time, what with the FIS proposal on the ballot and the absolute need to find a home for Aztec football.

The Aztecs opened as eight point favorites and have been bet up to 10 point favorites.

Spread at Mandalay Bay(terrible casino BTW), is at 2.5 SDSU. But the shocker to me is the under/over is 125.5. Guess that means they think SDSU is going back to it's slow it down game. I disagree and think Fisher has figured out these soft rims are exactly what his team needs.

Still, we lose by 25.

Go Aztecs

Practice 7 was another thud practice as the team went light in preparation for Saturday’s scrimmage. The second scrimmage is usually much more crisper during spring and I expect that to be the case based off how practice 7 went.

I can’t get into this without first mentioning that this was the first practice where SDSU, like last spring and fall, had major issues with the center to quarterback exchange.

There were two or three flat out fumbles on the snap, at least once in shotgun and from under center, and it completely wiped out the momentum of the offense at times.

It’s not a coincidence that Nick Gerhard took a lot of reps at guard on this particular day.

Keith Ismael and Derrick Achayo got a lot of playing time at center. So put two and two together.

After viewing this, I’d put Achayo ahead of Ismael at center as of now. Both aren’t great at snapping, and Achayo very well may not be as consistent as a snapper, but I came away more confident in Achayo as the overall blocker after the snap.

Ismael didn’t look to great in pass protection while Achayo showed better technique on his initial steps and moved his feet throughout the blocks.

-Another big takeaway is that I actually think Nick Gerhard may be better off, long term, at guard. He’s tremendous as a pulling guard, blocking in space and just running people over. But he also happens to be the best center on the current roster and SDSU’s backups aren’t as proficient at that position as they are at guard.

This leads me to believe that the coaching staff may be crossing its fingers that Dominic Gudino can come in and start right away as a freshman center, allowing Gerhard to be the left guard. Speaking of Gudino, he was at practice for a bit. He’s going to be one of the smaller lineman on the roster but as long as he didn’t forget how to snap, I wouldn’t write him off just because Gerhard seems to be the best center, now that Gerhard looks just as comfortable at left guard.

The rest of the standouts have continued to play well so if it sounds like I’m repeating myself, take that as a sign of consistency if you’ve followed along with each post(s).

-Sergio Phillips and Myles Cheatum have continued to play very well on the defensive line while Antonio Rosales and Ryan Pope (when he’s locked in) have looked like the best offensive lineman.

-Daishawn Dixon and JonDarius Gardner are still one dimensional players that still have potential. Dixon is very comfortable as a pulling guard but seems to really struggle in isolated pass pro. He’s also another guy who misreads/mishandles blitzes at times.

There was one play in particular where Parker Baldwin was playing man coverage on the running back, so after the snap he started running toward the line of scrimmage before covering the flat. Dixon misread him as a blitz and ended up whiffing on the DE twisting around him, untouched, and into the backfield. Agnew got the pass off to Chase Jasmin in the flat in time for a decent gain (Baldwin didn’t let him get up the sideline) but it was another example of the blitzes giving the OL a hard time.

-Gardner’s size will be a used asset come fall but I really like how the ends are looking. The idea of having Hall and Turner start out there, then to send in Chibu and Cheatham on passing downs with Ricks or Henderson coming off the edge is worth getting excited about.

Overall, though, I felt like the OL was much more in sync when protecting against the blitz, especially when the defense sent an extreme blitz with 7 or even 8 guys.

There weren’t as many guys making it into the backfield without a lineman getting a chip block in or at least altering the angle.

They are getting engaged into blocks instead of looking around as the QB gets sacked. They’re still reacting late to stunts and twists which makes them off balanced but I still feel like we should see an improvement during the scrimmage.

-Zach Thomas is making a case to be the third offensive tackle, although I still believe Pope, Roemer and Salcedo to have the most potential. Thomas looked very good during the live periods. He has the least potential as a pass blocker but he always seems to get a body on a body on run plays and can reposition his feet well when the defense tries to blitz him from him angle he isn’t prepared for.

SDSU’s depth at the tackle position has a chance to be in a better spot than last fall if Salcedo can stay healthy.

-At the skill positions, Kameron Kelly is starting to turn the corner at corner. He’s using his EYES much better instead of just staying down either the QB or WR the entire rep. He’s still not someone that will stick to his receiver throughout the route but he’ll get downfield fast enough to play deep balls. He also won’t be on the hip of the receiver than shorter routes (like drags) but he’s athletic enough to cut off any potential big yards after the catch and make open field stops.

-I noticed Quest Truxton taking more reps at the slot position when SDSU went with three wide receiver packages.

-Liam Cabrera also had another good day and I was happy to hear Coach Cooper mention him as a standout the other day. He’s a very quick route runner that could be used a dangerous open field guy like Cal used Bug Rivera last season.

-Jeff Clay’s progress in pass coverage has been tremendous. He’s using his hands much better and playing the ball cleanly (not interfering) - stuff that he wasn’t being mindful of at all last spring. I’d put him ahead of Dwayne Parchment at this point.

-Isaiah Macklin isn’t as consistent as you’d want but he makes big plays downfield and that’s worth noting. Tall guys are automatically labeled as red zone threats but I legitimately believe Mackling can feel that role based off his radius and jump ball skills. SDSU doesn’t practice all that many goal line situations unless it’s during scrimmages but Macklin has shown the ability to go up and get it on go routes.

-Darryl Richardson may have had his best day and his improvement as a receiver, I feel, is only making him more confident out there.

-Parker Houston did something I love to see in the passing game, which is breaking up would-be interceptions. Trenton Thompson was covering Houston on an out route, then pulled up a bit to bait Agnew into throwing it (or to protect against a potential wheel route by Houston), then jumped it at the last second. Houston was aware of him though and stopped his route to jump the ball himself, smacking it away to prevent an easy pick six.

That was a great matchup to watch between the two, arguably the biggest up and comers on both sides of the ball.

-I’m really liking Ronley Lakalaka’s aggressiveness against the run this year. You can tell he’s very confident in his reads, and although he hasn’t reached the level Jake Fely was at against the run, he’s very good at attacking stretch runs and getting out in front of the ball to force the running back to cut back earlier than he would like. That’s something Fely would do all the time and Lakalaka seems to have the same trait and instincts.

-Reggie Murphy is still well behind Henderson and Ricks but he’s the biggest of the edge rushers and he’s likely taken away a lot from Ricks and Henderson over the last year. Murphy looks very comfortable and balanced for a big guy coming off the edge - better than I remember. He’s still needs to get better in coverage though.


-Dwayne Johnson is a guy I’ve repeatedly said needs to improve in coverage but at least he’s still a physical guy. Keoni Stallworth is another safety that shows glimpses but needs a lot of reps to get to where he wants to be. He’’s hesitating when it comes to play recognition and is late to the play every now and then.

-Kyava Tezino and Troy Cassidy continue to look like a solid duo. Cassidy has been impressive with his drop back skills while Tezino has shown some ability rushing off the edge. Tezino was strictly a run stopper that could drop back in coverage last year but he’s become much more effective getting sent on the blitz.

-Will Stricklin started camp limited due to injury but he’s getting more involved and I like what I see. Very explosive and physical player.

Spring camp will start Feb 27 and end March 18.

SDSU's pro day will be on March 22.

San Diego State’s sixth practice was another ‘thud’ day even though the team had helmets and pads on.

There wasn’t any one-on-one segments but I still felt like it was a productive practice with some developing themes.

The order of QBs hasn’t changed one bit (Chapman, Agnew, then Boudreau). Chapman has struggled a bit in getting the ball where he needs it on deep throws but I feel like that’s just a result of his hand surgery given the way he lets it go. He’s still the most accurate QB of the bunch by far and his advanced ball placement hasn’t changed on short and intermediate routes.

Chapman also has the quickest release and can make completions that would otherwise be pass breakups by the DBs. One play that came to mind in 7v7s is when Kahale Warring ran an out route but Parker Baldwin seemed to read it perfectly and started to jump it. Even with his outstretched arms, Baldwin couldn’t get a hand on it because Chapman flicked his pass off so quickly.

Because Chapman is limited with his range (not to mention his reps), Agnew often comes out of practice with the most highlight throws. As usual, he made a bunch of 20-30 yard completions down the middle of the field to the tight ends and also made a nice touch pass to Tim Wilson over the top which in a game would be a TD. Still, his inconsistency with decision making and accuracy have continued to hold him back.

He threw two really bad picks. The first was either a miscommunication or the receiver turning the wrong direction on a curl route. Either way, Agnew’s pass was well short and came at the feet of his target. Parie Dedaux made a nice diving catch to scoop it up for an interception though.

His second pick happened on a similar curl route, but this time his throw was toward Isaiah Macklin on the field side. It’s a long throw to make and Kyree Woods was playing off but Agnew’s pass still didn’t have a chance. Woods broke on the ball like Damontae Kazee did for the Cal game-winner.

-Since there was no tackling, Rashaad Penny finally got some reps and was a ton of fun to watch. Last year during thud periods, it was always cool to see Pumphrey take handoffs because not only would he make guys look silly with his cuts, but he’d lower his shoulder into defenders knowing that they weren’t allowed to really hit him. Ok, now, imagine Penny in those same shoes.

He trucked over Jeff Clay and a number of other guys. His speed and hands also seem to be in midseason form as well.

-The tight ends and running backs continue to look like they’ll be the focal point of the passing game and Wells and Richardson have been the most productive of the bunch so far in camp. Richardson hasn’t had any egregious drops that I can remember this spring. Hopefully I don’t jinx him like I did last spring but he and Wells seem to be very consistent so far.

I think Warring and Houston may be the better downfield threats but they aren’t as consistent as blockers. Either way, it’s a very good mix of options for the offense to utilize.

-Mikah Holder continues to look like he should be a threat after the catch kind of receiver next season. He’s hard to stop once he has some room and he can out run pretty much anybody on the defense, including Jeff Clay.

-I’m convinced that Tim Wilson will be a player this season. He’s not as consistent as you’d like but he’s very physical against press coverage, can fly and has a really good catch radius. The last few practices are making me consider putting him slightly ahead of Fred Trevillion at this point.

-Along with the interception he had, I’m really starting to buy into Woods as a potential no. 1 corner. SDSU always lines up its corners on one particular side of the field at all times but you can tell who they really trust by who gets the most game reps. This was the case with McFadden and Kazee and Woods can definitely into that type of lockdown man to man player down the line.

He still needs to improve making fast decision in zone coverage though. His bad tendencies really show when there are no wideouts on his side of the field and he’s basically tasked with either covering the tight end or making sure no crossing routes are wide open on his side of the field.

There was one particular play where SDSU went to its two tight end package and Woods got caught looking into the backfield for too long, allowing Kahale Warring to run free on a shallow cross away from Woods. Woods closed in on him a little but Warring’s size mismatch was just too much and it was a 25 yard gain.

-Dwayne Johnson is still a liability in pass coverage as safety. The quarterbacks aren’t afraid to throw up 50-50 balls downfield if Johnson is the DB at this point.

-Tyler Morris was very active at linebacker and shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to the rotation. He has always been one of the better athletes on the team despite his injuries and he’s very good at getting in front of pulling guards and making stops on the running backs before they can burst through the whole. I plan on keeping a close eye on him during the next scrimmage.

-Practice got a little testy when Israel Cabrera gave Tim Wilson a shove toward the end of a play. Parker Baldwin stepped in, and then Parker Houston responded to that, and all hell broke loose. It was nothing more than the daily shoving matches they’ve had this spring though.

-It kind of woke up the defense a bit too. The thud practice turned into more of a legitimate hitting practice. Then it led up to the final rep of the day where Kahale Warring caught a tough pass over the middle and Parker Baldwin basically speared him into the ground. Then when Warring attempted to get off the ground, Ronley Lakalaka pushed his helmet back down, prompting Warring to throw the ball at Lakalaka.

Again, nothing got too crazy, but Baldwin and Lakalaka definitely look like they’ll be the emotional leaders of the defense next year, while Phillips and Hall will be the guys handling the dirty work up front. Those are the four most experienced defensive guys - along with Randy Ricks who is the trash talker - so it makes sense.

Starters:
Hemsley
Kell
Allen
Pope
Izundu

From what I understand the team and pr staff should be leaving campus around this time. The confidence level can't be all that high but the MW tourney has been unpredictable almost every year.

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Great job as usual.Noticed Marc Ellis before very good wr in jC,had a terrible QB all this highlights were jumping for passes way over his head, under him around him etc. Wilson is beginning to look like an impact player in a short time. Really getting worried about CB I hope Rocky has a scholarship for a late senior transfer or last minute JC guy.

He worked out at Kentucky's pro day. He didn't participate in SDSU's pro day last year because of his injury. I wonder if he'll try to attend this year's pro day at SDSU as well.

This article says that he's playing in Canada. Hang in there, Matt

http://www.foxsports.com/san-diego/...ey-to-help-at-spring-practice-030717?amp=true