Gopher Gildy
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Was able to attend on Friday afternoon. Some of my observations, for what they’re worth:
- Antoine Winfield Jr. #11 is in full health. Was doing drills at full speed. Great to see!
- Micah Dew-Treadway #18, the Notre Dame transfer, will absolutely be the anchor at DT. I have high confidence he’ll fill in well for OJ Smith.
- The addition of Curtis Dunlap Jr., OL #51, cannot be understated. He is massive. The right side of our o-line will be elite - Faalale + Dunlap = protection.
- Benny Sapp III #22 was getting first-team reps at safety along with Winfield Jr. and Jordan Howden. Appeared to be a rotation. On the sideline, Winfield was coaching up Sapp - great to see.
- Chris Autman-Bell was #3 last year, correct? His number is now #7.
- First team defense, in general, consisted of: Otomewo, Dew-Treadway, DeLattiboudere, Coughlin, Barber, Martin, Durr, Williamson, Thomas, Winfield Jr., Howden, Sapp III, etc.
- Fleck class act, per usual, had crowd sing happy birthday to Sid, who was in attendance.
- Asked Ryan Burns (know him from my time as 2015 student Gopherhole writer) who to watch for in regards to young players. He said: Jason Williamson (athlete #28) and Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE #88). Can’t wait to see who plays most this year at TE between Paulson, Kieft, Spann-Ford, etc.
- Rodney Smith looked healthy. Was making cuts and running along sideline. Did not see Seth Green or Shannon Brooks at practice, perhaps left early for spring break?
Hope this helps. RTB and Ski-U-Mah - see you all at the Spring Game in April!
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- Antoine Winfield Jr. #11 is in full health. Was doing drills at full speed. Great to see!
- Micah Dew-Treadway #18, the Notre Dame transfer, will absolutely be the anchor at DT. I have high confidence he’ll fill in well for OJ Smith.
- The addition of Curtis Dunlap Jr., OL #51, cannot be understated. He is massive. The right side of our o-line will be elite - Faalale + Dunlap = protection.
- Benny Sapp III #22 was getting first-team reps at safety along with Winfield Jr. and Jordan Howden. Appeared to be a rotation. On the sideline, Winfield was coaching up Sapp - great to see.
- Chris Autman-Bell was #3 last year, correct? His number is now #7.
- First team defense, in general, consisted of: Otomewo, Dew-Treadway, DeLattiboudere, Coughlin, Barber, Martin, Durr, Williamson, Thomas, Winfield Jr., Howden, Sapp III, etc.
- Fleck class act, per usual, had crowd sing happy birthday to Sid, who was in attendance.
- Asked Ryan Burns (know him from my time as 2015 student Gopherhole writer) who to watch for in regards to young players. He said: Jason Williamson (athlete #28) and Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE #88). Can’t wait to see who plays most this year at TE between Paulson, Kieft, Spann-Ford, etc.
- Rodney Smith looked healthy. Was making cuts and running along sideline. Did not see Seth Green or Shannon Brooks at practice, perhaps left early for spring break?
Hope this helps. RTB and Ski-U-Mah - see you all at the Spring Game in April!
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