INJURY UPDATES
Well… sort of.
No, no one came out. We have a few injured lads who will still try to go for it,” said the Irish head coach. Marcus Freeman. We’ll see how this week goes, but no new injuries. Nothing that happened during bowl practice. Nothing like.”
“Probably able to tell you on Thursday. By Thursday I will be able to tell you and have a better idea. After practice today and tomorrow, I’ll have a pretty good idea.
Start defensive tackle Jason Ademila He was out of uniform during training on Monday by (a photo) via Irish Sports Daily’s Matt Freeman. From Dec. 11, Freeman had been tried Tariq Bracy (hamstrings) and Tobias Merriweather (concussion protocol) fit for practice after missing the season finale at USC.
With the running back Logan DiggBracy is due to meet the media today following a closed Irish workout.
THE TRIGGERMAN… THE MEN?
Tyler Bucher It will boot, as expected, but backup barely used Steve Angeli also gained training time with Tommy Rees’ first unit. Including some on tap this week.
Right now, that’s probably going to be the plan. We’ll go with Tyler with those. Tyler and Steve played with those. They got reps with those this week and during bowl prep. As we descend here and get closer to game time, Tyler will be with those and Steve Angeli will be with both, and Ron Bowlus will be with the three.
Buchner hasn’t taken a hit since breaking his collarbone against Marshall — of course, neither has Angeli — at least not since joining second unit as a replacement for the since deceased Drew Pyne. .
He is doing very well. He’s making progress. Not playing football for so many weeks, every day he’s getting better day by day in his decision making and really getting back out there and having live reps,” Buchner’s Freeman said. Obviously, he is not touched. He is in the red. All of our quarterbacks wear red, but having him there to get live reps has been really good.
Buchner and Angeli were untouched but the rest of the team did.
“We kind of looked at the training structure and took some of the ideas that we had last year and some of the things this year and then we changed during bowl training in terms of training duration. “, she said. Freeman from his first full bowl session compared to last year’s whirlwind that ended in a loss to Oklahoma State. What kind of practice is it? We’ve had some good padded tackling practice for our guys who need to tackle and need to get out here and have good live reps.
WILL YOUNG PEOPLE BE SERVED?
Probably because the Irish lost not only Pyne but Michael Mayer and Isaiah Foskey, which means there is no shortage of options. But according to Freeman, only for the purpose of increasing the overall effort of the team.
It would be to help us win. It’s not for charity, it’s not just to see what guys can do,” he noted of playing younger players, specifically asked about defense. “We’re going to put the guys in place because we think that’s what gives us the best chance of winning.”
A rookie who received time in November was a linebacker Jaylen Sneed. The snaps were both play critical (Marine) and cleanup duty (Boston College) while starting as the kickoff coverage unit for three contests, thus maintaining a season of eligibility before the Gator Bowl .
“He’s one of those guys who’s had the opportunity to grow,” Freeman said when asked specifically about the South Carolina native. “Those 10 workouts, it was really an opportunity for guys who need to develop to have the opportunity to get a lot of meaningful workout reps. He did a great job and played in a lot of different positions, and I think he will do good things on Friday.
Sneed commented on his bowl preparations before the team split up for Christmas.
“I feel like I have a lot more opportunities. I’m a lot more comfortable defending,” Sneed said. “I feel that coach (Al) Golden believes in me, he has faith in me. And he always wanted me to be the player that I could be, and that just took time. Over the course of the season, just to keep chopping wood.
Sneed noted that his improvement wasn’t just mental, meaning he was acclimating to a college defensive scheme. He’s bigger…by about 23 pounds from 197 to 220.
“I mean working with (Matt) Balis, one of the best strength coaches in the world, in the country. He made me so much stronger. I got way more powerful,” Sneed continued. “My punch, able to get off the edge if I want to, able to defend long arms when I need to. It just made me a lot more physical, because it makes me feel stronger and like I can do it.
Asked about Rover’s position where he taught under senior Jack Kisser, Sneed offered: “I feel like a really good pass thrower. I feel like I can rush pretty well, because I did in high school. I felt like a strong kid. I’m fast, and me and Jack Kisser kind of like the same construction, the same mobility, so we move around well.
And the biggest challenge of the position?
“Definitely covering one-on-one tight ends and one-on-one receivers,” Sneed noted with a chuckle.
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