Sentences with phrase «scrimmage on»

Michigan's held its first public scrimmage on Saturday, as 57,418 spectators at Michigan Stadium saw the Maize team beat the Blue team 31 - 29.
The second stop was an impressive dive over the line of scrimmage on fourth down that came right after Burfict shoved the ref and almost gave up a free first down:
The current rule allows offensive linemen to advance three yards beyond the line of scrimmage on passing plays.
Schnellenberger estimates that Kosar successfully checked off at the line of scrimmage on all but 8 % of the plays in which he was blitzed.
They rushed for long first downs twice on their first touchdown drive in the second half and were able to dictate the line of scrimmage on the game - sealing drive.
WHY SALESIAN WON: Being the more aggressive team, Salesian was able control the line of scrimmage on both sides.
That includes pulling and kicking out the end man on the line of scrimmage on the other side of the center.
This squad has dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and does not turn the ball over.
He said limited preseason practice time mandated by the CIF — Milpitas played a scrimmage on Aug. 18 and opens the campaign Aug. 25 at home against American — is a concern, as is the loaded league schedule the Trojans play annually.
The Monday after Florida's victory, UK head coach Mark Stoops told reporters that he will now designate two people to ensure no one is wide open on the line of scrimmage on each snap.
Part of this partnership included a pre-game Puppy Bowl Experience at Discovery Times Square where precious, adoptable pups scrimmaged on the field all week long.

Not exact matches

Manning came across as a laid back southern boy but on the gridiron he was a clinical, ruthless competitor with an off - the - charts football IQ who changed plays at the line of scrimmage to outsmart opposing defenses and torched opponents with a big arm and dead - on accuracy.
Coaches scheduling practice times for their soccer teams had better figure out when catechism classes are happening, otherwise they are likely to be playing a scrimmage with one defensive player and a wing, and perhaps no one on the opposing side.
We have scrimmages today, but the war rages on.
I go on to say this is not a unique testimony, at least not down south where our God and our pastime scrimmage daily for our hearts and minds.
After a few audibles on the line of scrimmage I landed with a touchdown in the end zone — a perfect chocolate chip cookie with a crispy golden crust on the outside and a gooey chocolate chip center.
This was a dynamic, exciting unit with Clayton Fejedelem deployed both near to and far from the line of scrimmage and corners V'Angelo Bentley and Eaton Spence playing tough and physical ball on the outside.
I realize there are 11 problems with that strategy on the other side of the line of scrimmage, half of whom weigh 400 pounds and can run a 4.2 forty.
While Roethlisberger hasn't been in on the Steelers» fun celebrations, he at least made a fun contribution at the line of scrimmage.
Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George will play on Sunday, eight months after suffering a compound fracture in his leg during a Team USA scrimmage.
He also fumbled an astounding 11 times — six from scrimmage and five on punt returns.
Friday's Team USA scrimmage was called short after Paul George was carried out on a stretcher following a gruesome knee injury.
It is rare that a guy gets caught up into the line of scrimmage and is then able to turn and run and make a play on wherever Brady throws the ball.
This time, Havenstein was able to catch up to Beasley and get both hands on him, but to do so he had to turn his shoulders perpendicular to the line of scrimmage.
Donnal tried to pass block Beasley on the snap of the football, but the combination of his tight alignment to the line of scrimmage and Beasley's killer get off was too much and he was beaten almost immediately around the edge.
Fans don't get to see practices or scrimmages, so all they get to see is the spring game and they base their thoughts just on that.
The matchup in Miami will hinge on a line - of - scrimmage mind game.
On the court behind him players wearing unfamiliar numbers and matching gear ran up and down in an endless 5 - on - 5 scrimmage while the men who hold their professional fate in their hands watched intently from the bleacherOn the court behind him players wearing unfamiliar numbers and matching gear ran up and down in an endless 5 - on - 5 scrimmage while the men who hold their professional fate in their hands watched intently from the bleacheron - 5 scrimmage while the men who hold their professional fate in their hands watched intently from the bleachers.
There was just one problem: No one had kept tabs on Utes running back Marty Johnson, who was breaking from the backfield toward the line of scrimmage.
In a 17 — 13 win over Alabama on Oct. 23, he blew past All - SEC blockers Wesley Britt and Evan Mathis to sack quarterback Spencer Pennington 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage and force a fumble that was recovered by the Volunteers.
Still, even with him able to participate in five - on - five scrimmages and practice with contact starting Tuesday, we shouldn't expect to see him in game action right away:
Because DPI can not happen until the ball is thrown, we can not have pass interference on this play because the players were not, as the rule says «more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage... from the time the ball is thrown.»
It would seem that Leno should have at least bumped him to give Sims time to cross the entire length of the oline to block a guy playing on the line of scrimmage and would surely be coming up field.
That formation, a team can put 8 in the box close to the line of scrimmage and go man on the receivers.
The man searching for pro football talent spends his days in empty stands, stalking prospects at scrimmages, and his nights projecting gray, flickering game films on bed sheets that he has tacked to motel walls
On the first play from scrimmage, he caught a pass and brought it 75 yards for a touchdown.
Not only that, but it attacks the weakness quickly and with the added bonus of not having to block the end man on the line of scrimmage.
The other reason is because Benjamin was so physical against cornerbacks pressing him at the line of scrimmage, I don't think getting separation on shorter routes will be a problem for him either.
Earl Manigault, once one of the basketball superheroes on Harlem's playgrounds, sat resting briefly during a scrimmage at the Utah Stars» training camp and pulled his red practice jersey up under his armpits to let air circulate around his sweating chest and belly.
«You'd need a minimum of five or six men on the line of scrimmage to take on the double teams, and in the secondary you'd need bigger, stronger men who could tackle.»
I don't know how many decisions on RB you can make before you run some full padded practices and play a scrimmage or two.
Twenty years from now players will be watching footage of Galloway, who last season averaged 20.1 yards per catch and a touchdown every 4.3 times he touched the ball on a play from scrimmage.
Pro football should consider some of Maule's suggestions to help out the offense, and the first on the list should be a move to return the ball to the line of scrimmage after a missed field - goal attempt.
He got his hands up at the line of scrimmage to knock down a Siemian pass late in the first quarter, and he had a nice tackle on Siemian for a 2 - yard gain when Denver was backed up in the third quarter.
According to Pro Football Focus, 169 of Luck's 227 passing yards came on throws targeted at least 10 yards from the line of scrimmage.
The more I watched, the more I didn't see Lewan really move guys off the line of scrimmage much, even on double teams.
Oliver Martin, who redshirted last year and is now fighting for a starting job at the slot WR spot with Grant Perry, said the new coaching staff under Jim McElwain is focusing on the WRs getting off jams at the line of scrimmage:
The backside guard also pulled to that side at the snap of the ball to help kick out (block to the outside) the end man on the line of the scrimmage, in this case the linebacker, No. 52, on the left.
According to Jim Harbaugh's radio show on Monday, Collins, a former four - star recruit, made an impressive play during a scrimmage.
Jermaine Kearse is lined up on the line of scrimmage.
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