BYU football notebook: Mission accomplished: TD drive
So, with the ball resting on the five-yard line, the Cougars' first-team offense faced the first-team defense during 11-on-11 drills. Hall promptly hit Harvey Unga with a short pass and Unga burst into the end zone as Thursday's practice came to a close.
Though Hall acknowledged there's still a lot to work on, he was happy to get a touchdown.
"We had a couple of dropped balls and missed assignments, but the bottom is, on the last drive, we finally got into the end zone," he said. "We finished. That's what it's all about. It was an exciting day. A good day on both sides of the ball."
On that touchdown play, BYU's defense was trying to prevent Unga from scoring but could not.
"When you consider Max and Harvey, in that combination, it's very difficult to stop," coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "We were actually in something that had Harvey with two defenders on him. He's just a very good player."
While there were an inordinate number of dropped passes on the day, there were some sensational plays, including a nice run by freshman running back J.J. DiLuigi; a pass batted down by cornerback Brandon Howard; and a diving catch on an out route by Luke Ashworth.
The Cougars are scheduled to hold their first scrimmage on Saturday.
SORENSEN'S STATUS: Projected starting center Tom Sorensen has consulted with a doctor and will wait a couple of weeks before undergoing surgery. Or he may not need surgery at all, Mendenhall said. Sorensen has received injections in the shoulder to alleviate the pain.
"We'll wait the two-week period to see if it provides relief, to see if it allows him to play at a level he's comfortable with and we're comfortable with," Mendenhall said. "The decision (whether or not to have surgery) is up to him and his doctor."
Meanwhile, Dallas Reynolds is manning Sorensen's spot, having moved from left tackle, and Reynolds' younger brother, Matt, a freshman, has taken over at left tackle.
CHAMBERS' COMMENTS: Freshman wide receiver O'Neill Chambers, who hails from Florida, made some brash comments in a recent ESPN.com article.
Among other things, Chambers said: "There's a difference between returning receivers that are good and returning receivers that shouldn't be on the team. I'm just going to work hard and do what I've got to do and not worry about much. My time will come and time will tell."
Recent comments
Interesting that Chambers' comments really hardly make a ripple...
Y Grad, Y Dad | Aug. 9, 2008 at 10:43 a.m.
An inordinate amount of dropped balls? Does anyone that watched this...
dropped balls? | Aug. 9, 2008 at 7:46 a.m.
Let him play and say what he wants, as long as he backs it up with...
doctor doctor | Aug. 8, 2008 at 9:24 p.m.
