A steady drizzle met the University of Buffalo football team as they took the field Wednesday morning for the first of two practices for the day. While UB Stadium is reasonably quiet today, one month from today that will all change as the Bulls face Baylor in the home opener.
Early in today’s practice much of the offensive emphasis was on the running game, but that didn’t stop Ed Young from finding Gary Rice for a 23-yard connection.
During the individual positional work, punter Ben Woods worked with the receiving corps, sort of. Woods helped out with the receiver drills by serving as a passer during their work today.
The 11-on-11 work later in practice was concentrated in and around the red zone. Backed up to a third-and-17 after a questionable “sack,” Drew Willy found Naaman Roosevelt for 19 yards to keep a drive alive. Another play during this session that caused a bit of controversy was a pass from Corey Jorgenson to Alex Pierre that would have put the offense on the two-yard line. The play was ruled out of bounds but today’s practice did not include officials, so the call was made by those standing on the sideline, and the play happened on the defensive sideline. In a game situation, the play certainly would have been worthy of a replay challenge.
For the defense, a number of players found their way into the backfield today; among them were Trevor Scott, David Hubbard and Jamal Chisam.
The Bulls return to the field for a single practice on Thursday at UB Stadium.
