Jacob Eason lined up at quarterback with the first-team offense — against the first-team defense — during an early 11-on-11 period. His first pass: A deep ball up the right sideline to third-year sophomore receiver Terrell Bynum, who caught it in stride. His second pass: A shorter completion to tight end Hunter Bryant on the run. His third pass: Another bomb, this one into the hands of redshirt freshman receiver Marquis Spiker, who beat junior cornerback Keith Taylor on the play and didn’t break stride as he made the catch.
Aside from the completion to Spiker, Eason’s best throw might have been the laser he completed across the field to fifth-year senior receiver Chico McClatcher for what appeared to be about a 20-yard gain. McClatcher ran his route from right to left, and Eason, standing near the right hash, put it right on him. It wasn’t the biggest gain of the day, but it was exactly the kind of throw that separates Eason from quarterbacks with less lively arms.
More notes from Caple:
- Haener had big completions to Ozzy, Otton, and Kizer.
- Deep ball by Haener to Bryant was broken up by Cam Williams, yet Bryant nearly made a circus catch.
- Sirmon hit Bynum deep who wrestled it away from Gordon.
-Spiker had a great day with reliable hands and YAC.
- Chincredible looked good.
- Potato is up to 285 and will try and be 290 by fall camp. Is focusing on pass rush and pressured Skinny today.
- OL was Trey, Watty, Harris, Jax, and Hilbers, with Norgaard rotating at C and Bain rotating at RT.
- Second team OL was Roberts, Ale, Mele, Curne, and Bain. This is the second straight day Mele has taken reps at C.
- DL rotates a few looks like Scrempos, Tuli, Levi / Potato and Clark / Scrempos and Taki / Levi, Tuli, and Bronson.
- Welly and Manu again at ILB, Tryon and Bowman at OLB.
- Taylor and Molden at CB, Bryant at Nickel, McKinney at Safety and guys rotating the second Safety spot.
- Gordon apparently looking really fucking good at 2nd team CB.
- Bandes out with a medical that Kwat called “nothing serious”.