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Gundy Discusses the First Scrimmage of the Spring
April 01, 2016 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team held its first scrimmage of the spring Friday during its ninth spring practice at the Sherman E. Smith Training Center. The Cowboys scrimmaged for about 100 plays in a practice session that lasted approximately one and a half hours. At the conclusion of the session, coach Mike Gundy talked about the team's performance. His comments:
On how the scrimmage went:
"It was really good. We had 100 plays in an hour and six minutes, so we got a lot of work done. The quarterbacks played well. The offense kind of turned it into a track meet there. I thought the running backs played well. The effort was good. The defense made some plays. A few more penalties than I would want, but overall I was pleased with our scrimmage."
On the backup quarterbacks:
"Taylor (Cornelius) did really well, so did John (Kolar). I wouldn't say at this point that anybody has really separated themselves, but I thought all three quarterbacks played well today."
On if this is the hardest the team will play in the spring:
"Yes. We will have two more of these, but it wasn't a full tackle-to-the-ground day. It was full speed, but we're limited a little bit. The defense is at a little bit of a disadvantage because they're not tackling from the side, but we got a lot accomplished today."
On his thoughts on the run game today:
"It looks like we were able to rush the ball pretty effectively. I know there's times that our linemen had their count wrong and I don't think it was blocked correctly, but I felt like 32; (Chris) Carson, ran hard. (Jeff) Carr made some players miss and I thought 23 (Rennie Childs) did a good job. Raymond Taylor always makes plays. We're improving. We still have a long ways to go."
On where the team has improved the most:
"I think we've improved up front in the offensive line just in the short term. Quarterbacks are coming along, as I had mentioned. I think we're getting good play out of our safeties and our star linebackers. I'm pleased with where we're at at this point in the season."
On if anyone surprised him today:
"Not now, not that I noticed. Watching the tape Monday will give me a better feel, but I think everybody played pretty well. Like I said, our attitude, our body language, our effort was really good. We had officials here so we had a few more penalties than I would have wanted, but it was a good day."
On how the scrimmage went:
"It was really good. We had 100 plays in an hour and six minutes, so we got a lot of work done. The quarterbacks played well. The offense kind of turned it into a track meet there. I thought the running backs played well. The effort was good. The defense made some plays. A few more penalties than I would want, but overall I was pleased with our scrimmage."
On the backup quarterbacks:
"Taylor (Cornelius) did really well, so did John (Kolar). I wouldn't say at this point that anybody has really separated themselves, but I thought all three quarterbacks played well today."
On if this is the hardest the team will play in the spring:
"Yes. We will have two more of these, but it wasn't a full tackle-to-the-ground day. It was full speed, but we're limited a little bit. The defense is at a little bit of a disadvantage because they're not tackling from the side, but we got a lot accomplished today."
On his thoughts on the run game today:
"It looks like we were able to rush the ball pretty effectively. I know there's times that our linemen had their count wrong and I don't think it was blocked correctly, but I felt like 32; (Chris) Carson, ran hard. (Jeff) Carr made some players miss and I thought 23 (Rennie Childs) did a good job. Raymond Taylor always makes plays. We're improving. We still have a long ways to go."
On where the team has improved the most:
"I think we've improved up front in the offensive line just in the short term. Quarterbacks are coming along, as I had mentioned. I think we're getting good play out of our safeties and our star linebackers. I'm pleased with where we're at at this point in the season."
On if anyone surprised him today:
"Not now, not that I noticed. Watching the tape Monday will give me a better feel, but I think everybody played pretty well. Like I said, our attitude, our body language, our effort was really good. We had officials here so we had a few more penalties than I would have wanted, but it was a good day."
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