Day three of football camp for the University at Buffalo was another day of dealing with heat and humidity on the UB Stadium turf. As was the case for the first two days of camp, the Bulls again took to the field in shorts with shoulder pads and helmets.
After the customary team stretching to begin practice, the Bulls split into position groupings to begin days one and two of camp. But today was different; the intensity level was amplified right away as practice began with 11-on-11 drills from inside the 10-yard line. The energy level was high as both sides of the ball were allowed to hit harder than they had at anytime during the first two days of camp. After getting off to a slow start, the offense found their groove as Mario Henry found the end zone behind Jon Geddes and Ray Norell.
When the special teams work began, punter Ben Woods put on a show with multiple 75-plus yard efforts. Woods’ booming punts gave the return game little opportunity to show what they could do.
During the offense vs. defense period at the end of practice, Drew Willy found Naaman Roosevelt in stride on a 40-yard effort that was the highlight for the first-team offense. The newcomers also showed off their skills when freshman quarterback Ed Young hooked up with walk-on receiver Simon Manka, who had beaten double-coverage, for a 65-yard touchdown.
The highlight of the day for the running game was a 40-yard effort by Brandon Thermilus, while defensively Trevor Scott found his way to the quarterback twice and La’Ron Haymore and Chris Storr recorded interceptions.
The Bulls will take to the field again tomorrow as they continue fall camp at UB Stadium.
