Cards Conduct Brief Scrimmage on Tuesday
August 19, 2008 | Football
Aug. 19, 2008
Louisville, Ky. -
The University of Louisville conducted its second and final scrimmage of fall camp on Tuesday afternoon on the practice field near the complex. The scrimmage was extremely brief with the offense running approximately 45-50 plays.
The 1s went against the 1s and the two versus the 2s. Hunter Cantwell threw the ball well and the Cardinals did a better job running the football. The offense did turn the football over three times.
Cantwell had a ball tipped and Dexter Heyman caught for an interception. Bobby Buchanan also recorded an interception. Doug Beaumont had a short touchdown reception and Maurice Clark made a nice catch on another long touchdown pass. Johnny Patrick knocked away a long pass in the end zone intended for Troy Pascley.
The Cardinals will take the morning off before resuming practice at 6:45 p.m. Classes begin for the Cardinals on Monday.
Steve Kragthorpe Quotes:
On filling in for injured receiver Scott Long: "I'm not worried we've got a good group. We're not by any means a veteran group, but they're focused and determined to prove to people that they can play. I think they're really excited about being able to compete 12 days from now against a real good secondary in UK."
On receiver Doug Beaumont: "He's a very good player, very versatile player for us who can play any of the four wide receiver positions. He's a great special teams player (who) did a lot of things for us last year in that role. Now his role has expanded a little bit because he's going to be a counted on guy on the offensive side of the ball and I think he's ready to step up and be counted."
On the scrimmage: "The defense did some good things today, they stepped up and got a few turnovers, which was good to see. Looking at the offensive side of the ball, there are a few things we have to do to make sure wea€™re taking care of the football."
