Lulay Set to Lead Title Defense
4/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
typical spring day.
Which was just fine with Travis Lulay.
"This reminded me almost exactly of the Eastern Washington and Portland State games last
year," said MSU’s sophomore quarterback, who stormed the Big Sky as a true freshman last
season and led Montana State to the league title. "The wind was blowing a little bit, it was a
little overcast. It was fine.
MSU coach Mike Kramer has been a head coach in the Big Sky for the last decade. He has
seen his share of quality quarterbacks, and is not hesitant to label his quarterback as special.
"Travis had an outstanding spring, and capped it with a very good day today. He moved the
ball against an outstanding, veteran defense that is very familiar with what Travis wanted to do.
It was a very good performance."
Lulay himself was pleased. "I thought we had a decent day," he said. "There were a couple of
deep balls that got away from me, I need to throw it a little flatter so it doesn’t get picked up in
the gusts. I had a decent day, and the receivers caught pretty much everything today, so it went
alright."
Kramer said that the Bobcat offense got exactly what it needed from Lulay during the spring.
"The one thing that had to happen this spring was that Travis had to become the demonstrative
leader of the offense," Kramer said. "He showed that he can move the offense with a motley
group of players around him, young players, against a very good defense."
Lulay operated the Bobcat offense behind an offense that featured only one player projected
to start next fall, and threw to a receivers corps that was missing three prospective
contributors. The running backs group consisted of four redshirt freshmen.
The most productive element of the spring for Lulay, in Kramer’s estimation, should be
education. "He really had a good education this spring about being a quarterback," Kramer
said. "It wasn’t so much about playing in our offense, because he showed last fall that he has a
great grasp of our system, but about being an effective quarterback when all indications are
that the offense shouldn’t be very good. The fact that we were good enough offensively to be
on the field and focus and function is really a tribute to him and his ability.
"That was neat to see."
Which was just fine with Travis Lulay.
"This reminded me almost exactly of the Eastern Washington and Portland State games last
year," said MSU’s sophomore quarterback, who stormed the Big Sky as a true freshman last
season and led Montana State to the league title. "The wind was blowing a little bit, it was a
little overcast. It was fine.
MSU coach Mike Kramer has been a head coach in the Big Sky for the last decade. He has
seen his share of quality quarterbacks, and is not hesitant to label his quarterback as special.
"Travis had an outstanding spring, and capped it with a very good day today. He moved the
ball against an outstanding, veteran defense that is very familiar with what Travis wanted to do.
It was a very good performance."
Lulay himself was pleased. "I thought we had a decent day," he said. "There were a couple of
deep balls that got away from me, I need to throw it a little flatter so it doesn’t get picked up in
the gusts. I had a decent day, and the receivers caught pretty much everything today, so it went
alright."
Kramer said that the Bobcat offense got exactly what it needed from Lulay during the spring.
"The one thing that had to happen this spring was that Travis had to become the demonstrative
leader of the offense," Kramer said. "He showed that he can move the offense with a motley
group of players around him, young players, against a very good defense."
Lulay operated the Bobcat offense behind an offense that featured only one player projected
to start next fall, and threw to a receivers corps that was missing three prospective
contributors. The running backs group consisted of four redshirt freshmen.
The most productive element of the spring for Lulay, in Kramer’s estimation, should be
education. "He really had a good education this spring about being a quarterback," Kramer
said. "It wasn’t so much about playing in our offense, because he showed last fall that he has a
great grasp of our system, but about being an effective quarterback when all indications are
that the offense shouldn’t be very good. The fact that we were good enough offensively to be
on the field and focus and function is really a tribute to him and his ability.
"That was neat to see."
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