The offense defeated the defense, 34-18, in the second jersey scrimmage of preseason camp Saturday in Spartan Stadium. The scrimmage, which utilized a modified scoring system, was 155 plays long (including special teams) and lasted two and a half hours under partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-70s.
“The offense produced some explosive plays,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said. “I thought (Madre) London played very, very well, and our quarterback play was excellent. The thing you’re impressed about from a coaching standpoint is zero turnovers. Any time you don’t turn it over in 100-plus plays, that’s a positive. We’ve got to continue to strive to stop the unforced errors and penalties … things of that nature. That’s all a part of this (process).
“We tried to play everybody, especially the guys we need to find a little bit more about. Certain guys we know a lot about, so we don’t play them as much. We worked our guys today.
“All three quarterbacks played well. (Connor) Cook played extremely well early, and the other two guys (Tyler O’Connor and Damion Terry) played well as well.
“We need to sort of change gears a little bit (next week) and get off (concentrating on) ourselves and move to our first opponent, Western Michigan. We need to finish up some (game) situations; go back and (review) them a little bit more. We also need to study ourselves and make sure we’re playing the right guys.
“Obviously, we have a veteran football team, but there are always some young guys pressing (for playing time) and doing some things well,” Dantonio continued. “They may take a step back (in a practice or scrimmage) and then they move forward, so it’s all about the reps. We’re trying to get everybody reps, so they can show what they’ve got. That’s why we go 110 plays (in a scrimmage) and keep pushing (forward).”
Michigan State will return to practice Sunday afternoon for its 17th workout of preseason camp.
“The offense produced some explosive plays,” MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said. “I thought (Madre) London played very, very well, and our quarterback play was excellent. The thing you’re impressed about from a coaching standpoint is zero turnovers. Any time you don’t turn it over in 100-plus plays, that’s a positive. We’ve got to continue to strive to stop the unforced errors and penalties … things of that nature. That’s all a part of this (process).
“We tried to play everybody, especially the guys we need to find a little bit more about. Certain guys we know a lot about, so we don’t play them as much. We worked our guys today.
“All three quarterbacks played well. (Connor) Cook played extremely well early, and the other two guys (Tyler O’Connor and Damion Terry) played well as well.
“We need to sort of change gears a little bit (next week) and get off (concentrating on) ourselves and move to our first opponent, Western Michigan. We need to finish up some (game) situations; go back and (review) them a little bit more. We also need to study ourselves and make sure we’re playing the right guys.
“Obviously, we have a veteran football team, but there are always some young guys pressing (for playing time) and doing some things well,” Dantonio continued. “They may take a step back (in a practice or scrimmage) and then they move forward, so it’s all about the reps. We’re trying to get everybody reps, so they can show what they’ve got. That’s why we go 110 plays (in a scrimmage) and keep pushing (forward).”
Michigan State will return to practice Sunday afternoon for its 17th workout of preseason camp.
