Hurricanes Begin Spring Football Practice

By Hugo Guzman  |   Wednesday, March 09, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Coral Gables, Florida - The Miami Hurricanes began their spring practice on the Greentree Practice Fields, going through the first of 15 scheduled sessions. The team worked in shorts without pads. "It was a good first day, just like we had hoped," said head coach Larry Coker. "I like the way the guys ran around. They showed a lot of speed. We have a lot of work to do, obviously, but it was a good start. Offensively, we were pretty efficient. We ran the ball pretty well, and threw and caught the ball pretty well when we had the opportunity."

With 17 seniors having departed, there were a lot of new faces on the field, especially at QB, where sophomore Kyle Wright and redshirt freshman Kirby Freeman are competing for the starting job. "I think they looked pretty good," said Coker. "We're going to be pretty good there; I really like the talent there. They need a lot of work and they need to play, but we're going to be good at quarterback. I'm not concerned about the position from talent, only because of the lack of experience. We'll work to get that between now and Labor Day. Both players are active and mobile, and we haven't had that in the past with Brock Berlin and Ken Dorsey - the ability to run and beat people running the football."

The two QBs have switched jersey numbers, with Wright now wearing #3 and Freeman wearing #7. For Tuesday's practice, Wright worked mostly with the first team; on Wednesday, Freeman will practice with the first-teamers.
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