Spring game format to pit 'O' against 'D'
Brandon opts not to divide up young team on Saturday
By: Kevin Shields
Issue date: 4/21/06 Section: Sports
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After four weeks of practicing, the Falcons will conclude their spring schedule by hosting their annual Spring Game at Doyt L. Perry Stadium tomorrow with a start time set for noon.
"The Spring Game is always exciting," BG wide receiver Corey Partridge said. "It's a lot of guys first chance to actually play. A lot of guys have been here, got red-shirted and haven't got the chance to get into action, so all this work we've been doing for last 14, 15 practices is going to be a lot of fun to see what happens."
What will make this year's Spring Game even more interesting will be the fact that instead of the traditional splitting the team into two separate teams, the format will be the offensive units against the defensive units. A special scoring system will be used to determine the winner, as certain point totals will be awarded to each side for making certain types of plays.
"We just feel we're so young that dividing the team up and playing a game wouldn't be in our best interest right now," BGSU coach Gregg Brandon said of the change in format. "We need our defensive players to continue to get reps as units and our offensive players to continue to get reps as units."
What worries Brandon is that just 11 starters will be returning in the fall, as there are 23 players who are freshmen and sophomores listed as being two-deep at their respective positions. This includes the ever-important quarterback position, where right now, sophomore Anthony Turner is in a tight battle with freshman Freddie Barnes for the starting position.
"I like our quarterbacks," Brandon said. "They're both good passers, but I tell you what they really can run the offense and the running game. We're going to find a way to get them on the field at the same time."
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