CHESTNUT HILL - A ton to get to after a very, very productive controlled scrimmage on Saturday morning.
This was by far the most recruits that have been on hand too, with prospects, families and coaches from programs all over the country (spotted one from Ohio at one point) all packing the sidelines. If you've ever been to one of the Boston championship parades where sidewalks are jammed like 5-6 people deep, that's what it was on Saturday inside Fish. You couldn't move on the sideline closest to the entrance.
The team put on a good show for everyone there too, with the offense and defense making plays over the course of the nearly 2.5-hour session.
Here's everything I got (2 pages of notes so hope you've got some time to read this one)
-Got in a little bit late after spending the morning at Harvard's spring practice, but did see two unbelievable throws from both QB's with some ridiculous catches doing 7-on-7 early. Harris went up and got one deep down the right sideline from Lonergan. VJ Wilkins won a jump ball from James deep too. Couldn't see who they were against. Ironically, Wilkins is this year's Harris in terms of making a big impact in spring ball. Harris was one of my favorite players coming out of April last year and his performance in the spring game was a sign of things to come. Don't be surprised when Wilkins is on the field a lot if he keeps making plays. Harris could be a star in the making in my opinion too. He had some highly skilled catches throughout the day in different situations whether it was deep, over the middle or on the sideline.
-The Eagles probably ran 150+ plays in all sorts of scenarios. Charted them as best I could. First team period was coming out of their own territory...
Lonergan: Incomplete to Bond (high), quick gain for Turbo, (missed next play), Q Hutchins and others stuff a run, Skeete with a fantastic jump ball grab deep down the right sideline over McShane, run by Turbo (X2), Omar Thornton blows up a W screen, short catch for Jeremiah Franklin, Liam Connor boots 45-yard field goal.
James: Short run for Broom, run stuff by redshirt freshman Jaylen Flint (who is starting to make plays regularly), PBU on the sideline for Isaiah Farris, punt.
James: Sack for Merrimack transfer Favor Bate off the edge (he was very active on Saturday), Max Tucker blows up a screen, deep incomplete pass down the right sideline, punt.
Lonergan: run stuff, deep centerfield-type interception for redshirt freshman Charlie Comella (Wellesley, shown up a few times this spring).
Reisig: Short run for Anthony Ferrucci (X2), Datrell Jones reels in a great throw with a phenomenal catch down the right sideline, three runs for Ferrucci (big hit in the hole on the 2nd one, Steele maybe?), hard run for redshirt junior Hunter Clark, run Ferrucci, PBU on a slant by Syair Torrence (might not be talking about him enough), Liam Connor 35-ish yard field goal.
-Ball moved to midfield-ish. Might as well get to this now too...throughout the team settings, there was also full kickoff and punt work as there would be with a normal change of possession. It's tough to really know who's 'winning' the punting competition when balls hit the ceiling, but hit FEELS like it might be Andy Quinn. Who knows though, it's a guessing game ...
