Tulane dealt with a little rain today in the middle of practice, and Willie Fritz wished it would have come earlier because he enjoyed having his players face the elements in a kicking drill. The shower did not last long, but Fritz said some of the players looked as if they thought practice would be halted, which is never the case unless lightning is in the area. The thing is, Tulane used to go indoors for practices when there was the threat of rain, and that option no longer is available for the most part.
Tyrek Presley, Ygenio Booker, Keshon Williams and Will Wallace all dropped passes while running routes during individual drills, although a couple of the throws were behind them a bit. Presley, who returned after missing several days with an injury, got tired in the steamy conditions near the end of individuals, taking his helmet off on the sideline before a coach told him to get back out there and work through it.
Angelo Anderson, Shi'Keem Laister, Davon Wright, Jha'Quan Jackson, Sorrell Brown, Reggie Brown and Noah Taliancich did not practice, but Alfred Thomas returned after missing some time in the preseason. None of the injuries other. than Reggie Brown's appear serious, but I will ask about Sorrell Brown now that he has missed several days in a row. He is moving around well and attentive during practice even though he cannot participate.
They had 24 reps in 7 on 7 passing drills, with the top three quarterbacks taking two at a time. It was not a banner day, as they combined to go 11 for 24. Keon Howard found Phat Watts running across the field on the first play, with Watts taking advantage of a mismatch against linebacker Jesus Machado. Howard then hit Tyjae Spears on a quick throw. In his next reps, Howard used Spears as a safety valve when he could not find anyone else open, then overthrew a receiver on the sideline. A little later, he hit Phat Watts on a quick inside route but had an interception one play later when he threw behind Jaetavian Toles in the middle of he field, and the ball deflected off Toles to safety Ton'Quez Ball, who continues to make plays. Howard's final reps had an incompletion that went off safety valve Stephon Huderson's hands and an overthrow of Toles on a deep post when he was not open.
Michael Pratt had four straight incomplete passes on his first two sets of reps, throwing low for a tightly covered Tyrick James, throwing to an empty spot when no one could open, throwing too far in front of Jacob Robertson and throwing behind Presley. He hit Duece Watts for his first completion on a nice throw over the middle, connected with Christian Daniels running across the middle, fired to James on a look-n and had a pass for Spears knocked down by Machado.
Justin Ibieta began with a completion to Ygenio Booker that he threw slightly behind him before Marvin Moody broke up a pass for Daniels. Next was a throw that landed short of Presley, a completion to Mykel Jones on a look-in, a quick hitter to Cameron Carroll, a completion to Keshon Williams inside, a pass that Daniels dropped and a a pass that Ryan Thompson dropped, ending the session.
The big play in 11-on-11 work was an interception by Dorian Williams in the middle of the field when it looked like Amare Jones was open behind him. I believe Dorian Williams is the best pass-defending linebacker of the Fritz era, and he made an outstanding drop and read to snag that one. Phat Watts, who had a good practice, used some gymnastics to stay on his feet after a Howard throw left his knee very close to the ground. Fritz praised the backup offensive line for opening up a big hole for Huderson near the end, but not a whole heck of a lot was significant during the short session. Toles, whom I praised for a strong practice yesterday, dropped a pass from Ibieta to end one series.
There were some changes on the offensive line today. The first unit in 11-on-11 had Josh Remetich at right guard instead of Ben Knutson, with the other four starters the same. The second unit had Timothy Shafter at LT, Stephen Lewerenz at LG, Caleb Thomas at C, Knutson at RG and Trey Tuggle at LT. The third unit was Nik Hogan at LT, Rashad Green at LG, Michael Remondet at C, Jackson Fort at RG and Cameron Jackel at RT.
The first-team D was the same as usual. The secon-team tackles were Brandon Brown and Adonis Friloux. The second-team ends were Carlos Hatcher and walk-on Noah Seiden, who is there due to all the minor injuries outside. Alfred Thomas, who played outside in the spring, practiced at tackle in his return from injury along with Eric Hicks.
Tyrek Presley, Ygenio Booker, Keshon Williams and Will Wallace all dropped passes while running routes during individual drills, although a couple of the throws were behind them a bit. Presley, who returned after missing several days with an injury, got tired in the steamy conditions near the end of individuals, taking his helmet off on the sideline before a coach told him to get back out there and work through it.
Angelo Anderson, Shi'Keem Laister, Davon Wright, Jha'Quan Jackson, Sorrell Brown, Reggie Brown and Noah Taliancich did not practice, but Alfred Thomas returned after missing some time in the preseason. None of the injuries other. than Reggie Brown's appear serious, but I will ask about Sorrell Brown now that he has missed several days in a row. He is moving around well and attentive during practice even though he cannot participate.
They had 24 reps in 7 on 7 passing drills, with the top three quarterbacks taking two at a time. It was not a banner day, as they combined to go 11 for 24. Keon Howard found Phat Watts running across the field on the first play, with Watts taking advantage of a mismatch against linebacker Jesus Machado. Howard then hit Tyjae Spears on a quick throw. In his next reps, Howard used Spears as a safety valve when he could not find anyone else open, then overthrew a receiver on the sideline. A little later, he hit Phat Watts on a quick inside route but had an interception one play later when he threw behind Jaetavian Toles in the middle of he field, and the ball deflected off Toles to safety Ton'Quez Ball, who continues to make plays. Howard's final reps had an incompletion that went off safety valve Stephon Huderson's hands and an overthrow of Toles on a deep post when he was not open.
Michael Pratt had four straight incomplete passes on his first two sets of reps, throwing low for a tightly covered Tyrick James, throwing to an empty spot when no one could open, throwing too far in front of Jacob Robertson and throwing behind Presley. He hit Duece Watts for his first completion on a nice throw over the middle, connected with Christian Daniels running across the middle, fired to James on a look-n and had a pass for Spears knocked down by Machado.
Justin Ibieta began with a completion to Ygenio Booker that he threw slightly behind him before Marvin Moody broke up a pass for Daniels. Next was a throw that landed short of Presley, a completion to Mykel Jones on a look-in, a quick hitter to Cameron Carroll, a completion to Keshon Williams inside, a pass that Daniels dropped and a a pass that Ryan Thompson dropped, ending the session.
The big play in 11-on-11 work was an interception by Dorian Williams in the middle of the field when it looked like Amare Jones was open behind him. I believe Dorian Williams is the best pass-defending linebacker of the Fritz era, and he made an outstanding drop and read to snag that one. Phat Watts, who had a good practice, used some gymnastics to stay on his feet after a Howard throw left his knee very close to the ground. Fritz praised the backup offensive line for opening up a big hole for Huderson near the end, but not a whole heck of a lot was significant during the short session. Toles, whom I praised for a strong practice yesterday, dropped a pass from Ibieta to end one series.
There were some changes on the offensive line today. The first unit in 11-on-11 had Josh Remetich at right guard instead of Ben Knutson, with the other four starters the same. The second unit had Timothy Shafter at LT, Stephen Lewerenz at LG, Caleb Thomas at C, Knutson at RG and Trey Tuggle at LT. The third unit was Nik Hogan at LT, Rashad Green at LG, Michael Remondet at C, Jackson Fort at RG and Cameron Jackel at RT.
The first-team D was the same as usual. The secon-team tackles were Brandon Brown and Adonis Friloux. The second-team ends were Carlos Hatcher and walk-on Noah Seiden, who is there due to all the minor injuries outside. Alfred Thomas, who played outside in the spring, practiced at tackle in his return from injury along with Eric Hicks.
