Howard Holds First Scrimmage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Howard
University football team held its first official scrimmage on
Saturday and although several players were held out healing minor
bumps and bruises, there were several bright spots, most notably on
the offensive side of the ball.
Quarterback Floyd Haigler looked especially sharp running the
offense. A 6-2, 215-pound red-shirt junior from Orangeburg,
S.C., who saw limited playing last year, picked up where he left
off in spring practice, mixing the plays well and connecting on
both short and long passes.
Jarad Dorsey, a 6-3, 200-pound freshman from Ellenwood, Ga.,
also showed flashes of his talent when he rebounded from a shaky
start and responded with two nicely thrown TD passes to freshmen
wide receivers Willie Carter (6-0, 180, Denmark, S.C.) and Brandon
Drayton (5-8, 170, Miami, Fla).
Another wide receiver who made some eye-catching plays was Daley
Gunter, a 6-3, 190-pound sophomore from Wichita, Kan.
The running back position is arguably the deepest and most
competitive on the team and it showed in the scrimmage.
Senior running back Karlos Whittaker (5-11, 215, Chicago, Ill.),
junior Ramon McElrathbey (5-11, 205, Atlanta, Ga.) and sophomore
transfer Rayvon Williams (5-10, 175, Accokeek, Md.) all made the
most of their opportunities. Senior Terry Perry (5-8, 175,
Chicago, Ill.), who rushed for over 400 yards last season, did not
play due to an injury.
Defensively, linebackers Endor Cooper (6-3, 250, Sr.,
Woodbridge, Va.), the MEAC Pre-season Defensive Player of the Year
and Keith Pough (6-3, 225, Fr., Orangeburg, S.C.) along with
defensive linemen Jordon Faust (6-2, 305, SO, Norristown, Pa.) made
plays.
On the special teams, there were also some bright spots with the
punting of Patrick Wolff (6-0, 210, SO, Wurselen, Germany) and the
kicking of Dennis Wiehberg (5-10, 205, JR, Berlin, Germany), who
nailed a 53-yard field goal.
“Overall, I was pleased,” said Howard second year coach Carey
Bailey. “We’re making progress. We had some young on
the offensive line step up. There were some other young
players who got a chance to show what they can do. It’s
something to build on as we continue to work on getting better each
practice.”
The Bison will continue their two-a-day practices on Monday and
will have media day on Saturday. The season opener is
Saturday, September 6 against Georgetown at 1 pm in Greene Stadium.
The original story was published here: http://www.howard-bison.com/sports/fball/2008/News/Howard_Holds_First_Scrimmage
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