TicketsCINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati football team held its first scrimmage on Saturday morning, a hot and humid session at Nippert Stadium. The scrimmage lasted about two hours and 30 minutes, by far the Bearcats' longest practice session of training camp so far. The Bearcats have three weeks from Saturday to prepare for their season opener against ACC foe Boston College.
Head coach Scott Satterfield and his staff did a solid job rotating players into the action today, giving the first, second, third, and lower units an extensive number of reps.
"I thought early on we had good energy, and then I thought there was a lull toward the end of it," Satterfield said. "But obviously some good things out there, and some things we need to get better at."
Early in the action, junior running back James Lewis scored the first touchdown of the day on a drive led by junior quarterback Samaj Jones.
The highlight of the day came on a broken-play scramble by Jones, in which he rolled to his right under duress and heaved a long pass across the field to a streaking receiver, freshman Dadrien Waller, in the right corner of the end zone for what was at least a 40-yard throw on the run.
Cornerback Kenny Worthy continued his hot streak in camp by intercepting another pass, a common theme throughout camp. There were several other passes where Worthy got his hands on the ball or came close to making a play.
"Kenny's had a great camp," Satterfield said. "He's a solid DB for us. He's probably been the most consistent DB we've had this camp. He's very aggressive and confident in his ability, which is good."