2008 Woodie Awards
Mules spring into play
Jason Hamilton
Issue date: 4/26/06 Section: Sports
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The Mules' football team butted heads against each other Saturday in the "Red and White" spring scrimmage.
A lot of students may not know this, but football in college is a year-round gig. The games may be played in the fall semester, but the gridiron gladiators are still hard at work during the off season.
Head football coach Willie Fritz paced proudly around his players, watching and studying each of his soldiers at work.
"The guys are in great shape," Fritz said.
What made this spring game different? The Mules had enough players to have an offense and a defense for both the red team and the white, with a rotation player for most positions.
The coaching was a bit different this spring. Fritz allowed his assistant coaches to take control of the two teams. They called the plays and made the rotations for players.
The "game" was played in 12-minute quarters, with a real MIAA officiating crew.
The competition was full-contact for everyone, except for the only two active quarterbacks this spring, Toby Korrodi and David Mazaar. The two QBs were rotated every series between both teams with Korrodi as the starter, as he was in during the 2005 season.
The defense made its statement early. Sophomore linebacker Adrian Singletary [on the red team] picked off a pass, and escaped the offensive chase for a touchdown. Defensive touchdowns were not posted on the scoreboard during the scrimmage.
The defense for the white team stymied the red team's first offensive play but failed to keep the team from scoring on its first drive.
In the second quarter, running back Jeremy Braden powered his way through the gap and up the field for a 75-yard touchdown run, only to have it called back due to an illegal formation.
The red team eventually got back into the red zone, but had to settle for a 30-yard field goal by Spencer Webb.
Going into the fourth quarter, the red team remained on top as the white team's offense seemed to sputter just when it seemed to be rolling.
A lot of students may not know this, but football in college is a year-round gig. The games may be played in the fall semester, but the gridiron gladiators are still hard at work during the off season.
Head football coach Willie Fritz paced proudly around his players, watching and studying each of his soldiers at work.
"The guys are in great shape," Fritz said.
What made this spring game different? The Mules had enough players to have an offense and a defense for both the red team and the white, with a rotation player for most positions.
The coaching was a bit different this spring. Fritz allowed his assistant coaches to take control of the two teams. They called the plays and made the rotations for players.
The "game" was played in 12-minute quarters, with a real MIAA officiating crew.
The competition was full-contact for everyone, except for the only two active quarterbacks this spring, Toby Korrodi and David Mazaar. The two QBs were rotated every series between both teams with Korrodi as the starter, as he was in during the 2005 season.
The defense made its statement early. Sophomore linebacker Adrian Singletary [on the red team] picked off a pass, and escaped the offensive chase for a touchdown. Defensive touchdowns were not posted on the scoreboard during the scrimmage.
The defense for the white team stymied the red team's first offensive play but failed to keep the team from scoring on its first drive.
In the second quarter, running back Jeremy Braden powered his way through the gap and up the field for a 75-yard touchdown run, only to have it called back due to an illegal formation.
The red team eventually got back into the red zone, but had to settle for a 30-yard field goal by Spencer Webb.
Going into the fourth quarter, the red team remained on top as the white team's offense seemed to sputter just when it seemed to be rolling.
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