SEC weekend scrimmage and practice updates

Published August 12, 2012 - 1:43pm

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Here are a few updates from practices and scrimmages from this weekend:

Alabama – Scrimmage

Arkansas – Scrimmage

The consensus is the defense won the overall scrimmage
The defense racked up 25 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and a pair of interceptions
There was a stretch during the scrimmage where the defense flat-out dominated the offense
Freshman LB Otha Peters picked off Tyler Wilson
The defense was without Safety Eric Bennett and linebackers Tenarius Wright and Alonzo Highsmith – they continue to heal from ailments suffered early in camp
Tyler Wilson completed 21 of 39 passes for 288 yards with four touchdowns
Former backup QB Brandon Mitchell hauled in nine passes for 74 yards and a pair of touchdowns
Cobi Hamilton, Keante Minor and Chris Gragg all had touchdown grabs and at least four receptions
Dennis Johnson carried 15 times for 76 yards with a touchdown
Knile Davis still held out of full contact

Auburn – Scrimmage

Gene Chizik spoke of inconsistencies throughout the scrimmage
Chizik said the QBs didn’t make enough plays to decide anything about the QB race between Kiehl Frazier and Clint Moseley
Chizik said the defense is still giving up too many explosive plays
The RB depth is thin – Jovon Robinson missed practice because of the academic investigation, Onterio McCalebb was held out of practice and Tre Mason was limited

Florida – Scrimmage

Will Muschamp will likely not release any scrimmage info until Monday. He’s very tight-lipped.

Georgia – Practice

The Bulldogs celebrated their end of camp ‘Watermelon day’
Freshmen RBs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall are going to play
Freshman OL John Theus is pushing for major playing time
Sophomore DB/WR Malcolm Mitchell was in a non-contact jersey nursing a sore shoulder contusion

Kentucky – Scrimmage

QBs Morgan Newton and Max Smith are both ahead of Patrick Towles in the QB race
Smith could be the starter, as OC Randy Sanders has done ‘a really nice job’
Sanders also said it was obvious that Newton was coming off of shoulder surgery
Both threw interceptions Saturday
WR La’Rod King caught a TD on a fade route
RB CoShik Williams made some big plays, according to the coaching staff
LB Malcolm McDuffen and CB Cartier Rice both had interceptions
Freshmen RBs Dyshawn Mobley and Justin Taylor both moved piles and caused an “explosion” while blocking

LSU – Scrimmage

Zach Mettenberger threw the ball well in practice, as he completed 15 of 30 passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns – the scoring passes were a 55-yarder to Odell Beckham Jr. and a 31-yarder to James Wright
Miles said redshirt freshman quarterback Stephen Rivers completed six of 10 passes for 100 yards
Penn State transfer Rob Bolden was four of eight passing
Freshman Jeremy Hill showed some “really nice moves” and led the way with 71 yards.
Kenny Hilliard ran eight times for 31 yards
Michael Ford had 30 yards on four carries
Jalen Collins and Jalen Mills competed in Tyrann Mathieu’s spot, with Mills playing the most first team corner

Mississippi State – Practice

MSU worked on goal-line offense and defense
Offensive coordinator Les Koenning said he thought QB Tyler Russell was still a bit slow at times in the red zone pulling the trigger

Missouri – Scrimmage

James Franklin was 18 of 22 for 228 yards and completed his first nine passes
Pressure from defensive line caused some of Franklin’s passes to be short
The defense won the overall scrimmage 16-12
The Tigers were working on sprinting to the ball to get set up after a deep completion in order to attack the defense and keep them on their heels, Oregon style
WR Dorial Green-Beckham caught four passes for 20 yards
RB Kendial Lawrence rushed 11 times for 37 yards and a TD
DT Sheldon Richardson had three tackles for loss
CB EJ Gaines rocked DGB on a pass over the middle that jarred the ball loose for an incompletion

Ole Miss – Scrimmage

QBs Bo Wallace and Barry Brunetti, who are currently going head-to-head for the job, both completed less than 50 percent of their passes and threw two interceptions each
Wallace was 11-24 for 145 yards and a TD, two INTs
Brunetti was 12-25 for 94 yards, two INTs
Hugh Freeze was not happy how either QB performed
Wallace had the throw of the day with a 41-yard strike to Philander Moore through coverage
The DBs were ball hawks all day
Freshmen RBs I’Tavius Mathers and Jaylen Walton ran hard all day long – Mathers ran for two touchdowns and Walton one
Aaron Morris, Jeff Scott, Collins Moore and Charles Sawyer were all missing
Randall Mackey’s scored TD on a swing pass – he weaved through the defense up field for an 18-yard score

South Carolina – Scrimmage

Freshmen WR Shaq Roland and TE Jerell Adams shined
Roland caught four passes for 59 yards, including a 27-yard TD
Adams had a 23-yard catch and a 43-yard TD reception
Backup Andrew Clifford played the best of all the QBs, connecting on six of nine passes for 122 yards and two TDs
10 different WRs caught passes

Tennessee – Scrimmage

RB Rajion Neal rushed for 134 yards on nine carries, including a 68-yard TD
RBs Marlin Lane and Devrin Young combined for 15 carries for 70 yards
QB Tyler Bray threw for 189 yards and a TD
WR Da’Rick Rogers caught six passes for 105 yards and a TD
WR Justin Hunter had seven catches for 47 yards
WR Cordarrell Patterson wore a non-contact jersey and only caught one pass
Freshman RB Davante Borque got hurt last week and is not with the team – Derek Dooley is not sure when he will make a return
DL Darrington Sentimore had three sacks

Texas A&M – Scrimmage

Assumed starting QB Jameill Showers was outshined by his backups Johnny Manziel and Matt Joeckel
Kevin Sumlin might have to wait longer now to name a starting QB
Manziel was 18 of 22 for 212 yards and three TDs
Joeckel was 11 of 19 for 100 yards and three TDs
Showers was only 16 of 24 for 80 yards
RB Trey Williams had eight carries for 135 yards and three TDs
Freshman CB De’Vante Harris is practicing with first team

Vanderbilt – Scrimmage