#CampKyle Clips: Practices Nos. 8-9

8/11/2014 12:00 AM | Football

Aug. 11, 2014

Practices Nos. 8-9 Overview ...
? Red zone work highlighted the final periods of the morning session with players wearing shells (just helmets and shoulder pads). More red zone and 7-on-7 drills were incorporated into the second practice of the day.
? The Nos. 1 and 2 units rotated for three series each.
? Pac-12 Networks' host Mike Yam and analysts Rick Neuheisel and Curtis Conway were on site at the morning practice as part of the touring Pac-12 Football Training Camp series. After practice, they interview head coach Kyle Whittingham, senior defensive end Nate Orchard, junior quarterback Travis Wilson, senior wide receiver Dres Anderson, junior running back Bubba Poole, junior running back Devontae Booker and junior linebacker Jason Whittingham.
? The Pac-12 Network's Football Training Camp show will air tonight at 10 p.m. MT.
? Sophomore placekicker Andy Phillips made a 54-yard field goal attempt, while Jon Halliday converted a 50-yarder. ? Utah ended its second practice with 7-on-7 passing work as well as third-down passing red zone work.

Red Zone Work Highlights from the Morning Session
? Orchard touched Wilson down and was credited with a sack and also intercepted junior quarterback Kendal Thompson.
? Wilson and Booker both rushed for touchdowns.
? Senior wide receiver Andre Lewis caught touchdown passes from Thompson and redshirt freshman quarterback Conner Manning in a goal-to-go segment.
? Junior defensive end Jason Fanaika was credited with a touch-sack of Thompson.
? Freshman defensive tackle Filipo Mokofisi knocked down a Wilson pass at the line of scrimmage during a goal-to-go series.

Evening Session Highlights
? Lewis made some nice catches, including one from Thompson that he caught over the defender for a touchdown.
? Sophomore wide receiver Dominique Hatfield also made some nice catches, while on defense senior defensive back Davion Orphey had a strip.

From Coach Whittingham
On what his team will continue to work on:
"We have a lot of things we want to accomplish. Number one, we have to continue to evaluate the quarterbacks. We have to continue to sort that out. We need an extensive look and body of work to get that done. With the tempo of the offense, we have to make sure we're playing fast enough in a game-like situation. The right side of the offensive line will be critical. We have to get that solidified. Tackling on defense, we haven't had a lot of live work up until this point, but we have to get a gauge of where we are with that. We also have to find out what we have with a lot of the young guys."
On the plan for the rest of this week:
"We have two scrimmages this week. Coming out of Saturday, we need to have most or all of our questions answered at that point. When starting to prepare for a game, we can only give a couple groups reps so we have to get that nailed down."

On the evening session:
"We got some work done this afternoon, but we will need the scrimmage tomorrow to see where we are at," Whittingham said. "[Lewis] stepped up this afternoon and made some nice plays. He is a talented kid."

Post-Practice Impressions

Offensive Line Coach Jim Harding
Indicated that he liked the depth of his group and could see the possibility of playing a rotation of eight or nine players by series to accommodate Utah's up-tempo offense.

"The guys have bought in and worked over the summer," Harding said. "Senior left guard Junior Salt adds a great deal of physicality. He's also demanding [of his teammates], but doesn't have to say a lot."

Freshman defensive back Marcus Williams
"I love playing defense and hitting people. It feels good to be back at practice and in a team environment. We are putting in a lot of effort and hard work so hopefully it will pay off."

Sophomore defensive end Hunter Dimick
"I'm just trying to do everything I can to help the team. Everyone [on the defensive line] is coming along well. We are a little lighter than in past seasons, but being quicker has been a bonus."

Senior wide receiver Dres Anderson
"We have a lot of fast guys and playmakers on offense and we should be able to put some points on the scoreboard."

#CampKyle Olympics Update
Today's edition of the #CampKyle Olympics saw the linemen field punts from a machine. Defensive end Hayden Clegg was proclaimed the winner after making two catches. He was one of three players who succeeded in fielding one of the mechanized punts. Junior offensive tackle Andrew Albers was the first, keeping his concentration after bobbling the ball multiple times and eventually hanging on among a crowd of his teammates. Sophomore right tackle JJ Dielman also hauled one in.

That's a wrap from Utah! Catch the show tonight on @pac12networks - 9p PT/10p MT pic.twitter.com/K6qq5O27jO
-- Brenna Webb (@BrennaRWebb) August 11, 2014