2021 FAU Football Fall Camp
- In early morning one-on-ones, Nick Tronti connected deep on back-to-back completions to Jefftey Joseph and Willie Wright
- Three days of practice and three weather delays, as Sunday's lasted for 44 minutes
- Out of the break, N'Kosi Perry had a connection with Austin Evans over the middle, then found Johnny Ford on a release, who went over 20 MPH (first of the day) and took it down inside the 5-yard-line
- Also breaking that speed barrier was Malcolm Davidson around the edge
- The defense had many stops in the backfield, including by Eddie Williams, Teja Young and Caliph Brice
- Ashton McNeal met his receiver near the sideline and stripped the ball away, out-of-bounds
- James Charles broke free for a long run, causing multiple coaches to meet him on the sideline to celebrate
- Near the end, Courtney McBride came up with a sack, and a couple of plays later, a plethora of Owls surrounded the QB, with the first touch coming from Jaylen Joyner
* Eli Fields, that JUCO OL transfer from the 2020 class, looks like he's playing LG in the shot with Tronti taking snaps with the non-starters. Tronti taking reps with probably the second-team offense doesn't mean much at this point since coaches like to rotate quarterbacks in with different units during the battle. When Fields got here, he told me they liked him at tackle. Adam Boselli (TE transfer from NC State) is also with that group. Can't see who's playing LT but they have a tattoo on their forearm near their wrist. Whoever is at RG's helmet tag is showing, and it looks like the last two letters are "NE." Sebastien Dolcine, maybe?
* Taggart Jr. is playing QB (which we knew) and lined up with what looks like Rayquan Berry at running back and maybe B.J. Alexander at WR? The WR is tall with dreads. Hard to tell with some of these pics because the angles don't always include the numbers clearly. You need to know someone's face (someone like Desmond Noel is instantly recognizable for me because he's got the distinct red hair) or certain tattoos or a guy like Lasater who goes with the crop-top jersey.
So what does it mean? Ehhh, not sure it means much of anything outside of potentially Eli Fields as the backup LG. I had wondered where he'd fit into the offensive line mix so that might be an answer.
UPDATE: #FAU will not utilize first available day of full pads, opting to stay in shoulders and helmets. https://t.co/vG3fu7mbeu
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) August 9, 2021
Looks like that boys are still working on their zone reads. That's Tronti and Ford getting a bit mixed up in some red zone drills.
BUT HEY, this is what Fall Camp is for! Work through these kinks NOW before Gainesville.
#FAU quarterbacks were mixed this morning. Nick Tronti Mike Johnson Jr. running what appears to be the ones and twos. N'Kosi Perry and Willie Taggart Jr. running a mix of the remainder.
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) August 9, 2021
IT'S EARLY... ebb and flow! pic.twitter.com/dw86HnyiU7
- Camp is 25 Days total now
- Of those 25 days, 9 can be full contact
- Of those 9, 2 can be 75 mins of full contact
- In essence, this means you get 2 scrimmages
- There are now 5 acclimation days before full pads
- FAU will be eligible for full pads on Thursday, August 12th (day 6)
- FAU will use that 1st day of eligibility for full pads
- Oklahoma drill has been banned
FAU Football's Summer 2021 Graduating Class:
GRADUATION DAY 🎓 We'll be back at it tomorrow while THESE @FAUFootball Owls have a Special Day on tap to boot. CONGRATS to them on earning their degrees! #OwlsUP Fellas! 🦉👌🦉
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) August 10, 2021
OL @nick_weber63
TE @Austin_Evans8
WR @John_mitchell13
WR @j_joseph_3
WR Ronald Patterson pic.twitter.com/XkyXGdJQQf
Could we see more production from the TE position in 2021?#FAU is running a two TE set featuring Rahmod Smith and Zaire Mitchell-Paden with Javion Posey lined up at receiver. pic.twitter.com/ajiAjtp5j1
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) August 10, 2021
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