--West Virginia held another open practice session Friday and it was relatively light in terms of what was unfolding on the field. There were no 11-on-11 periods during the open session that media was allowed to watch for around 55-minutes. However, there was a special guest with Athletic Director Wren Baker in attendance. There also were scouts from the Jacksonville Jaguars (former West Virginia staffer Mickeel Stewart) and the Tennessee Titans.
--But while it might have seemed light, on the field it was anything but when it came to the coaches. Neal Brown was fiery throughout the session and was constantly challenging his players and getting after them in almost every drill. He even called one of the special teams drills "a waste of time," because the players weren't executing it correctly. Chad Scott had a really good line with the skies overcast he said "Doesn't matter the weather, bring your own sunshine."
--The punt returns today were Preston Fox, Jeremiah Aaron and there was a lot of work dedicated to special teams. There were punt drills, kickoff drills and various other things that the coaches were focusing on during those opportunities. The players were practicing kickoffs to each side, as well as a variation of punts.
--The kickoff return team was Ja'Shaun Poke, Justin Johnson, Jaheim White, Preston Fox and Beanie Bishop today with each of them rotating on returns.
--Quarterbacks when not in the drill work and throwing in the nets, were taking turns rotating in 7-on-7 and placing balls into tight windows in the red zone.
--There were time spent on both individual drills and group drills today which the position groups would rotate to different stations. This was a big bulk of what we were able to see today outside of the special teams and the juice/stretching period.
--At the end the team split up into groups to two spot 7-on-7. I stayed at one end of the field where Garrett Greene was the quarterback, Justin Johnson the running back, Hudson Clement, Rodney Gallagher and EJ Horton were wide receivers and Will Dixon was the tight end on offense. The first defense on that end (again players were split up everywhere) was Lee Kpogba, Donald Brandel and James Heard at linebacker, Marcis Floyd, Keyshawn Cobb and Christion Stokes at safety and Andrew Wilson-Lamp and Jacolby Spells at cornerback. Rodney Gallagher had a really nice catch from the slot down the sideline while Horton caught a touchdown on what appeared to be a post.
--The second group working at that end had Jaheim White, CJ Cole and Traylon Ray at wide receiver, with Judah Price at running back and Victor Wikstrom at tight end. While the two rotated, Traylon Ray had a really nice touchdown grab at the goal line.
--A few players still sporting green, but all of them seemed to be practicing without any major concern. Jarel Williams was wearing red today but was out there throughout practice.
--Right when media was excused, West Virginia was getting ready to do a team two-minute drill with 1:22 on the clock and 1 timeout.
--But while it might have seemed light, on the field it was anything but when it came to the coaches. Neal Brown was fiery throughout the session and was constantly challenging his players and getting after them in almost every drill. He even called one of the special teams drills "a waste of time," because the players weren't executing it correctly. Chad Scott had a really good line with the skies overcast he said "Doesn't matter the weather, bring your own sunshine."
--The punt returns today were Preston Fox, Jeremiah Aaron and there was a lot of work dedicated to special teams. There were punt drills, kickoff drills and various other things that the coaches were focusing on during those opportunities. The players were practicing kickoffs to each side, as well as a variation of punts.
--The kickoff return team was Ja'Shaun Poke, Justin Johnson, Jaheim White, Preston Fox and Beanie Bishop today with each of them rotating on returns.
--Quarterbacks when not in the drill work and throwing in the nets, were taking turns rotating in 7-on-7 and placing balls into tight windows in the red zone.
--There were time spent on both individual drills and group drills today which the position groups would rotate to different stations. This was a big bulk of what we were able to see today outside of the special teams and the juice/stretching period.
--At the end the team split up into groups to two spot 7-on-7. I stayed at one end of the field where Garrett Greene was the quarterback, Justin Johnson the running back, Hudson Clement, Rodney Gallagher and EJ Horton were wide receivers and Will Dixon was the tight end on offense. The first defense on that end (again players were split up everywhere) was Lee Kpogba, Donald Brandel and James Heard at linebacker, Marcis Floyd, Keyshawn Cobb and Christion Stokes at safety and Andrew Wilson-Lamp and Jacolby Spells at cornerback. Rodney Gallagher had a really nice catch from the slot down the sideline while Horton caught a touchdown on what appeared to be a post.
--The second group working at that end had Jaheim White, CJ Cole and Traylon Ray at wide receiver, with Judah Price at running back and Victor Wikstrom at tight end. While the two rotated, Traylon Ray had a really nice touchdown grab at the goal line.
--A few players still sporting green, but all of them seemed to be practicing without any major concern. Jarel Williams was wearing red today but was out there throughout practice.
--Right when media was excused, West Virginia was getting ready to do a team two-minute drill with 1:22 on the clock and 1 timeout.
