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News and notes from today's practice

John Di Carlo

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Oct 1, 2001
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We’ll have a full story later from Johnny Zawislak about today’s open practice, but I wanted to pass along some news and notes for now.

Wide receiver John Adams was in pads today but was in sneakers and wasn’t part of any contact drills or practice. Defensive tackle Allan Haye was in pads and cleats but didn’t appear to participate in any contact drills. Offensive lineman Luke Watson was in a no-touch jersey but went through some non-contact drills in position groups.

Generally speaking, the defensive backfield looks a lot more athletic and faster than it did this past season, especially the safeties. Nebraska transfer Javier Morton, Western Carolina transfer Andreas Keaton and nickel corner and Arkansas transfer Jaylen Lewis all flashed today.

Again, it’s early, and first-, second- and third-team reps can and will change, but South Carolina transfer Grayson Mains was taking first-team reps at center, and James Faminu (right tackle), Kevin Terry (left tackle) and Eric King (guard) were also getting first-team reps.

Wide receiver Ian Stewart looked strong, fast, agile and made the play of the day on a one-handed reception. Forrest Brock, who also looked sharp today, threw a touchdown pass to Corey Cuascut-Palmer down the right sideline, although CCP probably got away with pushing off from cornerback and UTEP transfer Torey Richardson.

Quarterback Clifton McDowell wasn’t at practice today, but I’m told it’s not injury-related. Evan Simon, Brock, walk-on Patrick Keller and redshirt-freshman Tyler Douglas split up the reps. Simon and Brock looked confident throwing the ball, and I know the staff is pleased with what it has seen from Keller. Douglas might be a little behind the rest of the group as a thrower, but he’s pretty mobile and they ran several designed runs for him.

Stay tuned for more from Johnny a little later today.
 
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