Dr Z Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Akron coach J.D. Brookhart had nothing but praise for sophomore quarterback Matt Rodgers, who started in place of suspended senior Chris Jacquemain, against Indiana last week.The Zips lost 38-21, but Brookhart said he saw a lot of promise in his young quarterback especially since he didn’t get first-team reps until Thursday.“He’s a real ‘want to’ guy,” Brookhart said. “You want that in a quarterback and he's got that so he's gonna be a good player. He did some good things and he's going to continue to progress. This is really, really important to him. He's got pretty good speed. His arm has gotten a lot better in the last year. You've really seen him physically mature.”The way Brookhart spoke about Rodgers on Monday gave a sense that Akron was ready to move on from Jacquemain, a senior who had one of the best quarterbacking seasons in Akron history a year ago. The school announced Jacquemain’s suspension on Friday, but didn’t specify a reason.Brookhart said Monday that there was timetable for Jacquemain to return.True freshman Patrick Nicely will come off the scout team to be the backup quarterback and redshirt freshman Jared Wackerly will be third string. Brookhart said he wasn’t sure how both players would be used.Rodgers completed 14-of-23 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw four interceptions.The Zips open Mid-American Conference play this week at Central Michigan.“He will continue to grow,” Brookhart said of Rodgers. “Matt will be a good quarterback. … Full time reps of a starter will certainly clean things up for him. He threw for a 60 percent clip. He had his interceptions, I understand that, and trying to do too much as young guys do, that’s where we’ve got to corral him in a little bit. He’ll be fine.”source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xu9697 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I think JD's presser was quite good. He didn't sugarcoat too much, he blamed coaches/playcalling, and he seems to be remaining positive.If that is the depth chart, it is the right move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I think JD's presser was quite good. He didn't sugarcoat too much, he blamed coaches/playcalling, and he seems to be remaining positive.If that is the depth chart, it is the right move.Hopefully Rogers stays healthy and Nicely can keep the redshirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Brookhart said Monday that there was timetable for Jacquemain to return.Nice editing work by ESPN. So was that "a" or "no" before timetable? I'm going to guess "no". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Brookhart said Monday that there was timetable for Jacquemain to return.Nice editing work by ESPN. So was that "a" or "no" before timetable? I'm going to guess "no".+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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