You never know with injuries, but when coach gathered the team after the game, he stated there were no injuries. Fingers crossed.
Random thoughts. Saturday reiterated my excitement for Jamal Davis. He seems to have multiple effective moves to get seperation from his man. Among other plays, I saw a great inside stunt that would have been quarterback chaos in normal game play....Speaking with an anonymous coach "I'm not sure how you are going to keep Wolfley off the field", he responded "you're right, he is pushing every day." Speaking of that position, I saw Darryl Long being more vocal than I have ever noticed before, I'm wondering if that is going to translate to some more playing time...Rob Kelly, told me his labrum surgery went well, and he is looking forward to getting back at it during the summer. He was very positive and excited about the QB group...Bubba Arslanian is going to make Zip fans happy he plays for their team. He seems to be one of those linebackers that has good anticipation, and always ends up near the ball...I thought the offensive line showed well on run plays. I need to take a game and concentrate on what is going on up front, and see who is doing what. I focused on Trevor Brown a few times. He disguised a couple of misdirection plays pretty well. Enough to fool me. I feel short changed (other than Van), that I didn't get to see the elite RBs. A few players told me that Van had a great spring....Multiple coaches expressed their enthusiasm about the depth of this team. One coach in particular was extremely excited about the future of the team because of the young talent already pushing the veterans. Look for a ZipsNation™ article on the defense coming soon.
For reference: 2018 Akron Spring Football Awards
Offense
MVP– Senior RB Van Edwards
Most Improved– Senior TE Darryl Long & Sophomore OL Brandon Council
Unsung Hero– Redshirt Freshman TE Maverick Wolfley
Defense
MVP– Senior CB Kyron Brown & Senior LB Ulysees Gilbert III
Most Improved– Senior S Shawn Featherstone & Senior LB Brian Bell
Unsung Hero– Senior CB Denzel Butler
Weight Room Awards
Offensive MVP– Senior OL Kyle Ritz
Defensive MVP– Senior CB Kyron Brown
Most Improved– Redshirt Freshman LB Bubba Arslanian