Cristobal on Thursday said the first half of the scrimmage was going to be full contact, with players able to be tackled to the ground. For the second half, Cristobal said, they will work on “situational football,” including third downs, red zone, short yardage and two-minute drills.
Cristobal on Thursday said the first half of the scrimmage was going to be full contact, with players able to be tackled to the ground. For the second half, Cristobal said, they will work on “situational football,” including third downs, red zone, short yardage and two-minute drill
watches quarterback Cam Ward (1) run through practice drills at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility on Thursday, August 1, 2024, in Coral Gables, Fla. D.A. VARELA dvarela@miamiherald.com Throughout the first two weeks of fall camp, the Miami Hurricanes’ defense had been getting the better of the team’s offense. The script appeared to have flipped on Saturday in the team’s first scrimmage of
“Today,” Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal said in an in-house interview following the closed scrimmage at the Greentree Practice Fields, “the day belonged to the offense.”
Cristobal did not provide statistics or name any players in specific during the two-minute interview but said the offense adjusted to the defense’s speed on Saturday. He noted that the offense’s momentum was sparked by “a big-time third down play that snowballed into more and more big plays.”
“Throughout the course of the week, the defense created a lot of negative plays for the offense, really pressured the quarterback, did a good job stuffing out our receivers and tight ends in coverage,” Cristobal said. “Today the offense created more separation, more air. They made more plays.
“Now, the defense did make their plays, too,” Cristobal added, “but the offense had more than their share of successes.”
Cristobal on Thursday said the first half of the scrimmage was going to be full contact, with players able to be tackled to the ground. For the second half, Cristobal said, they will work on “situational football,” including third downs, red zone, short yardage and two-minute drills.
