TicketsApril 12, 2008
CINCINNATI -- At the midway point of spring drills, the University of Cincinnati brought in officials from the BIG EAST Conference and scrimmaged both inside the 20 yard line and on controlled drives. With the Nippert Stadium lights on because of clouds covering the region this morning, the festivities ended after 20 plays in the Red Zone and 50 plays up and down the field.
The statistical leaders were:
Quarterbacks
Chazz Anderson, 1-of-2 for 12 yards and a touchdown in the Red Zone; 2-of-4 for 73 yards in 50-play section
Dustin Grutza , 2-of-2 for 20 yards and a touchdown in the Red Zone; 4-of-8 for 30 yards in 50-play section
Tony Pike , 1-of-2 for 10 yards in the Red Zone; 4-of-6 for 30 yards in 50-play section
Running Backs
John Goebel , 3 carries for 23 yards and two touchdowns in the Red Zone; 6 carries for 22 yards in 50-play section
Jacob Ramsey , 5 carries for 31 yards and a touchdown in the Red Zone; 6 carries for 27 yards in 50-play section
Wide Receivers
Dominick Goodman, 2 catches for 22 yards and a touchdown in the Red Zone; 3 catches for 35 yards in 50-play section
Charley Howard , 2 catches for 20 yards and a touchdown in the Red Zone; 2 catches for 8 yards in 50-play section
Jared Martin, 1 catch for 65 yards in 50-play section
Comments from Head Coach Brian Kelly
On the performance of the Bearcats' defense:
"We started the day working inside the 20-yard line,in the Red Zone. When you're down there, it's a demeanor. I didn't like our defense's demeanor. After we were through, I talked to our leaders on the defense. Nobody likes to be on the 10-yard line. The defense needs to continue to find leadership. They know they need to pick up the intensity."
On the performance of the Bearcats' offense:
"I thought we were inconsistent today. That's where we are after two weeks of practice. The offense needs to continue to find consistency. We are making small steps of progress."
On the competition for the starting quarterback position:
"We were shuffling in all five of the quarterbacks today. We used Dustin (Grutza), Tony (Pike), Demetrius (Jones), Chazz (Anderson) and Zach (Collaros). I thought Chazz did a nice job today. He is competing for the starting quarterback position."
On the performance of running backs John Goebel and Jacob Ramsey:
"I thought both backs ran physical today. In this offense, we're going to move the ball throwing it. We struggled to run the ball at times last year. It's been an emphasis this spring and we've been able to do it more effectively."