Hurricanes finish eighth spring practice

By Hugo Guzman  |   Wednesday, March 30, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The Miami Hurricanes finished their eighth spring practice with another spirited session of the Oklahoma drill. One lineman from both offense and defense face off in this drill, and a running back chooses a lane to run through in confined space.

Needless to say, the Oklahoma drill is good for instilling toughness to the run game. "We videotape the drill, and it's really good to see if you see guys coming off with the pads low and hands inside," said head coach Larry Coker. "We borrowed it from (the University of) Minnesota. They do a great job running the football (the Golden Gophers ranked fifth in the country in 2004), and that's something we wanted to incorporate into our offense. We want to get a little tougher. It's a drill in which you're not going to get injuries. It's one-on-one, and it really stresses technique and toughness."

Coach Coker also commented on the performance of his team's defense earlier in the practice. "We were flying around pretty good," he said. "We need to get a lot better on offense and on pass protection, but we're running the ball pretty decently with consistency. But like I told the guys, 'We're playing for jobs. And jobs will get you to Tallahassee.'" The Canes open the season on September 5 at Florida State.

The football team will take Wednesday off. Practice resumes on Thursday and Friday at 3:20 pm and again at 10:00 am Saturday at the Greentree Practice Fields in Coral Gables, Florida. All practices are open to the public.
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