Saturday's Scrimmage

[IncrediBULL]

That write up warms my heart.  Was a bit nervous after the earlier scrimmage write up.  Imagine how they will be in two weeks at the opening game, then 3 weeks when we head up north a bit.

[Mama_Bull]

Day 17- Friday, Aug. 21

Multimedia

• BullsVision Exclusive: Post-Practice with Coach Holtz: [i think this is NOW premium content]

http://www.gousfbulls.com/mediaPlayer/video.dbml?LCH=1&CLIP_ID=710104&CLIP_FILE_ID=719504&CONTENT_TYPE=ONDEMAND&db_oem_id=7700

Scrimmage Report

In what coach Skip Holtz called the second "depth chart scrimmage" of fall camp, the USF football team took the field  Saturday afternoon with coaches hoping players would make a move and separate themselves within the Bulls two-deep in a number of key position battles.

Holtz said that there were a lot of positives on display during the scrimmage and was pleased to announce that he thought that the offense continues to make progress and has shortened the gap with the defense after a defense-dominated first scrimmage.

The Bulls' final scrimmage, which is scheduled for a week from today, will focus more on the game day preparation instead of player position battles, however he did say that there is still plenty of competition for a number of starting slots.

Holtz hopes to finalize a depth chart in the next few days which he hopes will hold true leading up to the Bulls first game vs. Stony Brook on Sept 4.

USF will take a break from the X's and O's this evening to hold the annual USF bowling tournament before practicing tomorrow morning followed by a trip to Raymond James Stadium for 2010 USF Fan Fest.

Holtz also released his current depth chart on Saturday:

http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=204980746

Stay tuned to GoUSFBulls.com and follow us on twitter at @USFFootball.

http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204980809&DB_OEM_ID=7700

[Stier]

You mean the sky isn't falling?! 

[Mama_Bull]

Greg put up a You Tube video of Coach Holtz today:

[Skingraft]

Very positive

[CousinRicky]

I'm actually a little bit more nervous about the defensive secondary than I was.  Seems a little late to move Raymond to corner and now depending on a Fresh to start possibly?

[Mama_Bull]

Some more notes about the scrimmage in this article:

Notes: Miller on scholarship; Garvin leaves program

Posted August 22, 2010 by Scott Carter

Updated Aug 22, 2010 at 06:09 PM

Hey folks, I’m writing a story for Monday’s edition of The Tampa Tribune off Fan Fest today at Raymond James Stadium. I’ll post the story on the blog later.

Prior to Fan Fest, USF coach Skip Holtz, offensive coordinator Todd Fitch and defensive coordinator Mark Snyder met with members of the media.

Here are some nuggets from their press conferences:

—Holtz said he placed RB/WR Joel Miller, who was at the center of the Jim Leavitt controversy, on scholarship Sunday morning. Miller has steadily carved out a role since fall camp opened and is expected to see some time at slot receiver. Miller, Lindsey Lamar and Victor Marc are the three primary inside receivers according to Holtz.

—As for outside receivers, Holtz said the five who have locked down spots in the rotation are Dontavia Bogan, Evan Landi, Faron Hornes, T.J. Knowles, walk-on Stephen Bravo-Brown. He said Derrick Hopkins and Daniel Bryant are in a battle for the sixth spot.

—Sophomore OL Josh Garvin has left the program to focus on dealing with some personal issues that have kept him out of camp, Holtz said.

—Snyder said LB Sam Barrington participated in Saturday’s scrimmage and played well after missing three practices last week to take care of legal issues related to a pair of recent arrests for driving without a valid license.

—Snyder was very impressed with the way QB B.J. Daniels ran the ball during Saturday’s scrimmage. While Fitch and Holtz want Daniels to run less than he did last season, Snyder said he hasn’t seen an opposing quarterback run like Daniels since facing former Indiana QB Antwaan Randle El when he was defensive coordinator at Ohio State.

—Holtz said the place-kicking battle remains tight but that Maikon Bonani has a slight edge right now due to Eric Schwartz battling a hip flexor.

—Senior LB Sabbath Joseph missed Saturday’s scrimmage and sat out Sunday’s practice due to concussion-like symptoms according to Holtz.

—Fitch said starting RB Mo Plancher remains slowed by a shoulder injury and that Bradley Battles had the best performance among the running backs at Saturday’s scrimmage.

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/notes-miller-on-scholarship-garvin-leaves-program/