Myers returns to quarterback in second scrimmage
The second Aggie football spring scrimmage proved to be a defensive win.
“I thought the defense flew around right from the beginning,” said Matt Wells, head football coach for Utah State. “There’s a lot of young kids doing good things. … Usually you go back, watch the tape and I’m sure the offense will get embarrassed a little bit. On Tuesday afternoon they’ll probably have a little bit better day.”
On defense, linebacker Torrey Green led the way with four tackles and two sacks.
“I talked to coach after the last scrimmage,” Green said. “I didn’t play to my full potential. I made sure I had a better week. I did more film study and took it more seriously this week.”
As a whole the defensive unit recorded nine sacks, 10 tackles for loss and held the USU running backs to 105 yards on 29 carries. When including the yardage lost by sacks and tackles for loss on the quarterbacks, the rushing totals come out to 45 yards gained on 48 attempts.
The Aggie defense made all the stops, despite playing without five starters. Kyler Fackrell, Jordan Nielsen, Travis Seefeldt, Nick Vigil and LT Filiaga all sat out the practice.
“We are deep,” Green said. “The deeper you are, the better it is because you never know what might happen with injuries. It’s good for us. I think we’ll have a good season this year because we are working so hard and pushing each other. With the depth we have, it’s more competition for each of us.”
Chuckie Keeton ran the first team offense and completed 9-of-15 passes for 77 yards. Tonny Lindsey was the most successful Aggie running back, notching 62 yards on 11 carries with his longest run being a 21-yard scamper.
“Overall I think it’s pretty good,” Lindsey said. “We just have to keep working hard and see how it works out.”
Kent Myers made the move back to quarterback but still took reps with the third-team offense as wide receiver. Myers finished the day completing both his pass attempts for 26-yards passing and catching one pass on a busted-coverage play that went for 65 yards and a touchdown. Have a look at this sports betting sites to see betting opportunities for this sports
“Back to quarterback,” said Wells about Myers at the practice. “Can’t say enough about Kent Myers. Very, very unselfish player. With what’s unfolded in the last week, he walked in and said, ‘Coach I want to go back to quarterback.’ I think it was obviously the right timing, but it came from him. The kid is a tremendous team player and a very unselfish kid. There will be a major, major battle for the backup quarterback job come summer and fall training camp.”
Redshirt-freshman Zach Van Leeuwen had a solid showing. He caught two passes for 23 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown strike by DJ Nelson. Nelson threw for two touchdowns and 89 yards while completing 4-of-6 attempts.
Sophomore running back LaJuan Hunt had the offense’s only other touchdown on a six-yard run during the two-minute drill. Hunt totaled 14 yards on four attempts.
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