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Cal Poly to Conduct First of Two Spring Camp Scrimmages Saturday
4/21/2023 1:49:00 PM | Football
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A 50-play unscripted scrimmage will be held by the Cal Poly football team on Saturday at Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignity Health French Hospital Medical Center.
First snap is set for noon. Cal Poly's Junior Day will be conducted at 10 a.m.
Saturday's scrimmage will wrap up the third week of Spring Camp, which opened April 4 and will conclude with the annual Spring Game next Saturday (April 29) at 11 a.m., also inside Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignith Health French Hospital Medical Center.
First-year Mustang head coach Paul Wulff is looking for improvement in a couple areas from Saturday's scrimmage.
"I am hoping to see sharper and more crisp execution of our assignments defensively and offensively," Wulff said. "We're always looking for earned big plays, not big plays from mistakes."
One more week of practice each day next week except Wednesday will conclude two consecutive full spring camps after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The roster for this year's Spring Camp includes 90 returnees, 20 of whom started at least four games last fall (nine on offense, 11 on defense) and 36 others who earned letters by playing in at least one game. The Mustangs lost just five starters to graduation or the transfer portal.
Also in camp are a number of players who redshirted last fall as well as five Division I transfers and two other players -- pictured above, offensive lineman Jayden Smith (left) of McNair HS in Stockton and cornerback Delano Franklin (right) of Bishop Amat HS in La Puente -- who graduated early from high school and enrolled at Cal Poly in time to participate in Spring Camp.
One of the more interesting position battles is at quarterback with six candidates vying for the starting nod. A seventh, Kahliq Paulette, has switched over to the defensive secondary.
To be sure, no starter will be determined until Fall Camp in August.
Sam Huard, a five-star recruit out of Kennedy Catholic who was on the Washington Huskies' roster the last two seasons, is one of five transfers in Spring Camp. Under his prep head coach and current Mustang offensive coordinator Sheldon Cross, Huard passed for 13,214 yards and 153 touchdowns, completing 804 of 1,297 passes (62 percent), in four varsity seasons.
Spencer Brasch and Jaden Jones were Cal Poly's starters last fall. Jones started the first three games of the Mustangs' 2022 season before sustaining a knee injury and Brasch, his replacement, passed for a career-high 415 yards and equaled his career high with four touchdowns in a season-ending 49-42 victory over Portland State, finishing with 2,604 yards through the air, No. 2 all-time in the Cal Poly record book.
Brasch completed 206 of 348 passes with 19 touchdowns last fall. His 206 completions is a school record, surpassing the 196 passes completed by Robert Perez in 1986, while his 348 attempts is No. 2 behind Mike Fisher's 386 attempts in 1994. The 19 touchdowns are No. 6 all-time. Add his statistics from the 2021 season and Brasch now is No. 4 in career passing yards (4,329), No. 3 in completions (351), No. 3 in attempts (615) and seventh with 29 touchdowns.
Also on the roster are Bo Kelly, Jackson Pavitt and Bryce Weiner.
Next Saturday's Spring Game will be followed by a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Madden Football Center. The bleachers in the south end zone of the stadium were removed this week to make room for the $30 million project.
First snap is set for noon. Cal Poly's Junior Day will be conducted at 10 a.m.
Saturday's scrimmage will wrap up the third week of Spring Camp, which opened April 4 and will conclude with the annual Spring Game next Saturday (April 29) at 11 a.m., also inside Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignith Health French Hospital Medical Center.
First-year Mustang head coach Paul Wulff is looking for improvement in a couple areas from Saturday's scrimmage.
"I am hoping to see sharper and more crisp execution of our assignments defensively and offensively," Wulff said. "We're always looking for earned big plays, not big plays from mistakes."
One more week of practice each day next week except Wednesday will conclude two consecutive full spring camps after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The roster for this year's Spring Camp includes 90 returnees, 20 of whom started at least four games last fall (nine on offense, 11 on defense) and 36 others who earned letters by playing in at least one game. The Mustangs lost just five starters to graduation or the transfer portal.
Also in camp are a number of players who redshirted last fall as well as five Division I transfers and two other players -- pictured above, offensive lineman Jayden Smith (left) of McNair HS in Stockton and cornerback Delano Franklin (right) of Bishop Amat HS in La Puente -- who graduated early from high school and enrolled at Cal Poly in time to participate in Spring Camp.
One of the more interesting position battles is at quarterback with six candidates vying for the starting nod. A seventh, Kahliq Paulette, has switched over to the defensive secondary.
To be sure, no starter will be determined until Fall Camp in August.
Sam Huard, a five-star recruit out of Kennedy Catholic who was on the Washington Huskies' roster the last two seasons, is one of five transfers in Spring Camp. Under his prep head coach and current Mustang offensive coordinator Sheldon Cross, Huard passed for 13,214 yards and 153 touchdowns, completing 804 of 1,297 passes (62 percent), in four varsity seasons.
Spencer Brasch and Jaden Jones were Cal Poly's starters last fall. Jones started the first three games of the Mustangs' 2022 season before sustaining a knee injury and Brasch, his replacement, passed for a career-high 415 yards and equaled his career high with four touchdowns in a season-ending 49-42 victory over Portland State, finishing with 2,604 yards through the air, No. 2 all-time in the Cal Poly record book.
Brasch completed 206 of 348 passes with 19 touchdowns last fall. His 206 completions is a school record, surpassing the 196 passes completed by Robert Perez in 1986, while his 348 attempts is No. 2 behind Mike Fisher's 386 attempts in 1994. The 19 touchdowns are No. 6 all-time. Add his statistics from the 2021 season and Brasch now is No. 4 in career passing yards (4,329), No. 3 in completions (351), No. 3 in attempts (615) and seventh with 29 touchdowns.
Also on the roster are Bo Kelly, Jackson Pavitt and Bryce Weiner.
Next Saturday's Spring Game will be followed by a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Madden Football Center. The bleachers in the south end zone of the stadium were removed this week to make room for the $30 million project.
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