Linebackers Coach Cliff Schwenke below with Jay Colabella reflects on the Red and Blue's successful lineage at the position, and the next Quakers in line to contribute there. Their The highlight of the practice's lone crossover period, which pits like positions from opposite sides of the field against one another in contact drills, was an exercise in which a wideout tucked a football under his arm while laying belly-down on the turf.
On the goal line across from him, a defensive back also lay belly-down. CB Chris Wynn represented the defensive backs well by ripping down receivers with determined strength. The Quaker coaching staff placed heavy emphasis on red zone installation, spending two individual periods and the final two team periods both were live on offensive and defensive strategy inside the yard line.
In addition to red zone work, the team period portion of practice also concentrated on shifting the pocket and short-yardage situations. Again, the Red and Blue hit during this segment. Penn Football Board President Bill Constantine watched a significant part of practice from the sidelines. While observing the wideouts, he became a little curious.
Impressed, he realized that rising junior Marcus Lawrence had switched numbers. With Penn's annual Spring Fling festival revving up the next few days, the Quakers will enjoy their longest layoff of this spring football session. They get a deserved three-day break. I njury Updates:. Coach Woods delivered this demand to the Quakers' offensive unit about halfway through tonight's practice after a botched snap occurred during an inside-run period.
Over the course of this spring session, the offense has struggled to establish consistency and cohesiveness, and iat times, has appeared rattled. The group heeded the advice, though, and it paid off. Later on, as the work out winded down during the live team redzone periods, the offense began to execute in rhythm, and demonstrated encouraging indications of progress.
