Bobcats Prep for Opener
8/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Mike Kramer stopped short of calling it a scrimmage, but said Montana’s State’s third and final game-like practice of fall camp indicated that the Bobcats are on track for the August 30 season opener at Wyoming.
“I’m not going to call this a scrimmage,” Kramer laughed, “but it was OK. We played without Raymond Sebestyen and Beau Clark is out. The interior part of our defense is a concern in terms of staying healthy. We played without Lawrence Figueroa at center and (guard) Mataio Toilolo, so my concern is the middle part of both lines, a stellar part of our team, staying healthy. I think we’ll round into shape by the time we head to Laramie.”
Wednesday’s scrimmage mirrored last Saturday’s in many ways. The Bobcat defense was dominant for long stretches, but the first and second team offenses each put together sustained drives to give that side of the ball things to feel good about. “We need to execute a little better,” said sophomore quarterback Travis Lulay. “There were a couple of key third downs that we didn’t convert that would have been big plays and kept drives alive. The offensive line made big strides in the last few days. We ran the ball a little better, and getting four or five yards a pop on first down helps the offense in general. It was a good improvement today.”
Lulay completed six of his 12 passes for 60 yards, without a touchdown or an interception. Brandon Roosevelt caught four passes for 26 yards, while Scott Turnquist caught two for 10 yards. Running back David Mayfield carried three times for six yards wearing only a helmet and shoulder pads because he is still in his NCAA acclimation period, while Bruce Molock carried seven times for 30 yards.
“I thought Travis played very, very well,” Kramer said. “I saw some things from Bruce Molock and David Mayfield running the ball that I liked to see. I can’t wait to get those guys up to speed and running the ball in full gear in traffic, but that won’t happen until Wyoming because we won’t do anything live until that game. The receiver corps showed that it can make plays.”
Kramer said that, because the injury situation limited the team to less than a full scrimmage, he is more uncertain than usual heading into the August 30 opener at Wyoming. “I’ll be biting my nails until we get out there and go in a full game situation.”
“I’m not going to call this a scrimmage,” Kramer laughed, “but it was OK. We played without Raymond Sebestyen and Beau Clark is out. The interior part of our defense is a concern in terms of staying healthy. We played without Lawrence Figueroa at center and (guard) Mataio Toilolo, so my concern is the middle part of both lines, a stellar part of our team, staying healthy. I think we’ll round into shape by the time we head to Laramie.”
Wednesday’s scrimmage mirrored last Saturday’s in many ways. The Bobcat defense was dominant for long stretches, but the first and second team offenses each put together sustained drives to give that side of the ball things to feel good about. “We need to execute a little better,” said sophomore quarterback Travis Lulay. “There were a couple of key third downs that we didn’t convert that would have been big plays and kept drives alive. The offensive line made big strides in the last few days. We ran the ball a little better, and getting four or five yards a pop on first down helps the offense in general. It was a good improvement today.”
Lulay completed six of his 12 passes for 60 yards, without a touchdown or an interception. Brandon Roosevelt caught four passes for 26 yards, while Scott Turnquist caught two for 10 yards. Running back David Mayfield carried three times for six yards wearing only a helmet and shoulder pads because he is still in his NCAA acclimation period, while Bruce Molock carried seven times for 30 yards.
“I thought Travis played very, very well,” Kramer said. “I saw some things from Bruce Molock and David Mayfield running the ball that I liked to see. I can’t wait to get those guys up to speed and running the ball in full gear in traffic, but that won’t happen until Wyoming because we won’t do anything live until that game. The receiver corps showed that it can make plays.”
Kramer said that, because the injury situation limited the team to less than a full scrimmage, he is more uncertain than usual heading into the August 30 opener at Wyoming. “I’ll be biting my nails until we get out there and go in a full game situation.”
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