Date: 4/6
Time: 9:45-11:15 a.m. (CDT)
Place: James A. and Frances H. Yance Football Practice Facility

Scoring Plays (drive information)
-Frankie Onate 27-yard field goal (11 plays, 60 yards)
-Malik Stanley 9-yard pass from Desmond Trotter (16 plays, 70 yards)
-Cephus Johnson 18-yard run (4 plays, 70 yards)
-Jalen Wayne 19-yard pass from Tylan Morton (5 plays, 40 yards)
-Davyn Flenord 19-yard pass from Trotter (5 plays, 40 yards)

Play of the Day: With the offense starting on the defense's 40-yard line, Jordon Beaton recorded a tackle for a one-yard loss on fourth-and-one to end the threat; another candidate was Wayne's touchdown catch the previous possession as the sophomore made two defenders miss inside the five-yard line to reach the end zone.

Key Statistics
-Passing: Cephus Johnson 11-of-14, 159 yds; Desmond Trotter 11-of-14, 125 yds, 2 TDs
-Rushing: Tra Minter 7-51
-Receiving: Jalen Wayne 5-83, 1 TD; Davyn Flenord 3-57, 1 TD; Kawaan Baker 3-31; Cade Sutherland 3-13
-Defense: Nick Mobley 4-4—8 TT, 1½ TFL, 1 sack; DJ Daniels 5-1—6 TT; Kade Koler 4-2—6 TT, 2 TFL; Roy Yancey 2-4—6 TT; Cameron Hatcher-Owens 1-4—5 TT, 1 TFL; Riley Cole 4-0—4 TT, 1 sack, 1 PBU; Keon Voisin 4-0—4 TT, 1 TFL; Jeffery Whatley 3-1—4 TT, 2 TFL; Tyrone Hall Jr. 2-2—4 TT; Taj Bickham 1-3—4 TT, ½ TFL
-Special teams: Frankie Onate 1-3 FG, 27 long

Miscellaneous Notes
-It was the second straight weekend that the Jaguars have concluded a week of practice with a full scrimmage.
-South's offense averaged 4.67 yards per play after posting 476 yards on 102 snaps, 42 more than the unit recorded in the initial scrimmage of the spring.
-The Jaguars finished with 333 yards through the air after four quarterbacks were a combined 26-of-38 passing.
-The Jag defense intercepted two passes and was credited with a safety, made 20 stops in the backfield highlighted by eight sacks, and broke up three passes.
-Tré Young and Tyrone Legette accounted for the team's two interceptions, with the former breaking up another pass as well.
-Not only did Koler record the safety on the offense's second attempt to move the ball from its own one-yard line, the freshman added a second tackle for loss and now has three in the team's two scrimmages.
-Desmond Trotter accounted for two of the Jaguars' three touchdown throws and was 6-of-6 for 51 yards on the first offensive drive to reach the end zone.
-Tra Minter posted 80 all-purpose yards on the day, leading the team with 51 on just seven carries while also catching two passes for another 29.
-It's the second straight week that Tylan Morton and Jalen Wayne have hooked up for a touchdown; Wayne has led the Jags in receptions in both scrimmages this spring.
-Mobley — who paced South's defense in tackles on the day — has been credited with a sack in each of the first two scrimmages of the spring.
-A.J. DeShazor recorded a pair of sacks, while Beaton and Jeffery Whatley finished with multiple tackles for loss.
-The Jags' six running backs not only combined to rush for 113 yards but add 82 more on six receptions as well.

Head coach Steve Campbell
On the team's performance in the scrimmage: "I think we made it out healthy, that was positive.  We have a lot of young guys and today's reps were good reps; we learned a lot.  I thought we made strides defensively, we tackled better and we got off the field on third down.  Offensively I don't think we put any balls on the ground.  We need to create more explosive plays, right now we're not explosive enough.  I think we made progress, but we still have a long way to go.  This spring, every day is a big day."
On Jaguar running backs: "We had a couple of good runs today.  I need to watch the film, none of the guys really stick out in my mind right now.  Tra had a couple of good runs when he popped it up in there, be we couldn't get the perimeter run game going.  Defensively they did a good job of running sideline to sideline and getting guys on the ground."

Junior RB Tra Minter
On the improvement in the offense the last week: "The offense improved a lot, we have to keep taking coaching  and do the little things and we'll be good.  We did pretty good today."
On the team's running backs: "We had a pretty good week at practice, a lot of guys ran hard and took coaching.  We did a lot of good things, I like our running backs right now."
On being a veteran leader at the position: "I am just out here leading and keeping the guys encouraged.  I am trying to make sure we do the little things like keeping the guys up on the sideline, things that will win championships.  I try to lead by example and do the little things that people don't see."
On the running backs contribution to the offense being more physical this year: "We can always progress hitting the hole, making jump cuts and making guys miss.  Overall, I think we did a pretty good job of that today."

Junior DL Jeffery Whatley
On the defensive performance in the scrimmage: "We just had to come out and execute.  Coach talked all week about just lining up and playing ball, I feel like it is on us as a defensive line — since we have the most veterans on the team — to line up and play the next play when things go wrong and if something goes good for us line up and play the next play.  Overall, we have to tackle a bit better and just execute."
On getting a fourth-down stop to end the day: "That was big because late in the game something may happen, either the ones or the twos are going to be on the field and someone will need to step up and make a play.  It doesn't matter who it comes from, whether it's a senior or a freshman, we just have to make a play."

Up next: The final week of spring practice opens with a two-hour workout that is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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