BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University football team was in full pads for the first time this preseason on Tuesday. The Owls used the opportunity to get in as much work as possible. Despite it being the first day of full contact, despite competing in every drill for both individual and room pride, the Owls crossed the field like they have done each day this preseason to shake hands, as a sign of respect for each other.
QUOTABLE
Brent Dearmon
First media availability this fall
“There’s a little bit of install still but right now it’s more polished. You want guys to be crisper than they were in the spring. You want guys to communicate better than they were in the spring. So, we’ve tried to really slow it down and let those guys come back for a second time doing what we did in spring ball, getting really good at it. Be elite with the little things, the details, the steps they take, where their eyes are with the path and the track they take.”
Quarterback
Willie Taggart, Jr.
His play and confidence have made a jump, what is it about Dearmon’s offense that has allowed that?
“Nothing in the offense particularly, just the way he [Brent Dearmon] teaches. He simplifies it. He was a geometry teacher once, so he’s just teaching us like a real teacher in the classroom. We’re sitting there taking notes and it’s just like another day in school. It makes it easy to learn.”
ON THE FIELD
- Wide receiver Kobe Stewart climbed the ladder during the wide receiver/defensive back drills to take one from over the top of his defender
- Cornerback Glover Cook grabbed an INT shortly thereafter
- In the 7-on-7 session, Willie Taggart, Jr. found Stewart wide open for a big gain and fellow quarterback N’Kosi Perry hit, in stride, wide receiver Javion Posey on a crossing route
- During team, Perry spread the wealth to several receivers finding Jahmal Edrine, Tyrell Jones, and Jymetre Hester, and more emphatically he hit Je’Quan Burton and LaJohntay Wester on back-to-back plays for big gains, one a score
- Newcomer Tyriq Starks scrambled out of a busted play to find Donovan Giles for a first half ending scoring play
- In the first team session after the break, Perry found newcomer receiver Jayshon Platt across the middle. Platt then beat his defender for a score
- As the Owls moved into ground attack work, the defensive line recorded a TFL and then held the offense at bay
- Latrell Jean knocked down a pass attempt, before seeing Taggart use his legs on multiple occasions to avoid a negative play and on one occasion move the chains
- The Owls then moved into third down situations where the defensive unit got the upper hand on the “ones”, but the “twos” offense had success moving the length of the field before safety Dwight Toombs recorded an endzone interception to prevent the score
- Larry McCammon had several big gains near the end of the practice with the offensive line opening holes for the junior running back, one for a 15-yard gain
- Graduate transfer Jordan Young used his height to collect a Taggart pass along the sideline. and Zuberi Mobley was credited with several downhill runs
SEASON OPENER
FAU will open the 2022 season on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, versus Charlotte at FAU Stadium. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. and will be televised on CBSSN and will air locally on Sports640 AM South Florida.
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