Here are stories regarding the QB situations at Miami and at FSU. It seems that Kyle Wright and Xavier Lee are looking to be the starters.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/hurricanes/sfl-um10apr10,0,3066777.story?coll=sfla-hurricanes
FORT LAUDERDALE · The Kyle Wright era is on the verge of being launched.
Even though the decision won't be made until Miami's coaching staff evaluates film of every spring practice, Wright's performance in the Hurricanes' spring game Saturday at Lockhart Stadium virtually cemented him into the starting quarterback spot.
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His first touchdown culminated a seven-play drive with a 23-yard pass to junior receiver Ryan Moore. Wright floated a touch pass over the head of cornerback Marcus Maxey that allowed Moore to catch it in stride. Junior receiver Darnell Jenkins was the recipient of Wright's second touchdown pass, a 38-yard jump ball Jenkins wrestled out of cornerback Devin Hester's hands.
"This is really the first spring since I've gotten here that I've gotten a lot of reps and I think it's definitely been beneficial," said Wright, who has participated in three spring sessions since graduating from high school early in 2003. "This is going to be a great way to roll on into the summer for the offense."
Kirby Freeman, a redshirt freshman who was Wright's lone competition, shared snaps with the first team and completed 7 of 18 passes for 109 yards. However, two of his passes were intercepted by linebackers Jon Beason and Willie Cooper.
Even more important than their statistical output was the fact both quarterbacks moved the offense (273 yards passing, 94 yards rushing), which had been dominated by the defense the majority of the spring. The key was handling what little pressure the Hurricanes' defense brought.
UM's defense, which returns 10 of 11 starters, did tally eight sacks (Kareem Brown, Vegas Franklin and Bryan Pata had two apiece). But the game plan defense coordinator Randy Shannon threw at the offense was fairly simple. There was little, if any, blitzing by the linebackers, and the scheme in the secondary rarely changed from man coverage.
"We were on TV so we didn't want to show the Seminoles anything that we've got in store for them," said Beason, a former Chaminade-Madonna standout who has worked his way into the starting unit. The 'Canes open the season at Florida State on Sept. 5.
Eight starters (six offense, two defense) missed the final scrimmage because of injuries. But despite the missing parts, Coker was satisfied with his team's progress.
"I'd like to be healthy and have about 15 more days of practice, but where we are is fine," he said.
The 'Canes typically go into the summer with a clearly defined starting QB because that player generally leads summer workouts, which can't involve coaches. So, it's likely a coronation for Wright will take place in the coming weeks, if not days.
INJURY NEWS
Rashaun Jones has missed the past two weeks of practice because of a knee injury, and Coker said the sophomore cornerback will likely undergo a surgical procedure. ... Sophomore defensive tackle Teraz McCray, out of Ely High, sat out Saturday's scrimmage because of a sprained knee.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041005/col_18439945.shtml
By BOB THOMAS </MCC BYLINE1>
<MCC BYLINE2>The Times-Union </MCC BYLINE2><MCC STORY>
TALLAHASSEE -- For the third time in a week, Florida State freshman quarterback
Xavier Lee stood out in a three-way position battle during Saturday's football scrimmage.
Lee completed 7-of-13 attempts for 140 yards and all three passing touchdowns on the day, but was also intercepted once.
"He's really coming along," FSU coach
Bobby Bowden said of Lee. "He's getting them in the end zone. Today he had three touchdowns. A couple of them were [on] scrambles, but that's just like a golf ball [that] hits a tree and goes into the hole; it's still a [par].
"He's moving [the offense]. I want to see more of him with the [first team] the next time we scrimmage to see what he looks like with them."
Lee earned a longer look with the first team by picking apart the second-team defense with touchdown passes of 35 yards to freshman
Greg Carr, 30 yards to walk-on
Evan Stewart and a 5-yard swing pass to tailback
Jamaal Edwards.
"What I'm seeing is that when he gets flushed, he's looking to go downfield with the ball," offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden said. "That's a quarterback. Just like coach Bowden mentioned to them in the locker room, he don't care how the quarterbacks get the offense into the end zone -- it's the point of getting them into the end zone. He finds a way to do that each scrimmage."
Neither
Wyatt Sexton (6 of 12, 26 yards, one interception) nor
Drew Weatherford (4 of 11, 53 yards, one interception) had big numbers, though both played significantly more against the No. 1 defense.
Sexton continues to struggle against defensive pressure. He was sacked four times -- twice by defensive end
Kamerion Wimbley -- and also fumbled a snap.
"We simply can't protect [Sexton]," Bobby Bowden said. "If you can protect him, he can throw with anybody, but he has not been able to avoid the pressure around him."
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Carr coming around[/size]
The lengthy list of injuries at wide receiver has thrust the 6-foot-6 Carr -- who enrolled in January -- into the spotlight.
With three receptions for 58 yards and a pair of touchdown catches -- one in the scrimmage-ending goal-line segment -- Carr was easily the standout offensive performer.
"I haven't had an aggressive receiver all spring," Jeff Bowden said after Carr climbed over cornerback
J.R. Bryant for a 3-yard grab on the goal line. "Chris Davis is the closest I've had to a guy who would go up and attack the ball. Now I think a second one is evolving."
FSU went into Saturday's scrimmage without receivers
Willie Reid,
Lorne Sam,
De'Cody Fagg,
Kenny O'Neal and
Joslin Shaw.
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Two ways for Cromartie[/size]
All-Atlantic Coast Conference cornerback
Antonio Cromartie made his offensive debut Saturday, lining up for a pair of plays at wide receiver, where the Seminoles have been hit hard by injury.
Cromartie hauled in a 46-yard pass from Lee on his first play, but his team had to settle for a 26-yard
Gary Cismesia field goal after Cromartie was flagged for excessive celebration. He came within a bobbled grab of an 11-yard touchdown reception later in the scrimmage.
"I didn't have permission to go, but they told me I could play offense, so I just went over there and started playing," Cromartie said. "If they tell me I can play on both sides of the ball, then I'm going to go over there and go play."
"He would love to get over there; he would love to play both [ways]," Bobby Bowden said.
When asked what the chances were of defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews allowing Cromartie to play both ways, Bowden said: "I really don't know. It's according to what kind of mood you catch him in."
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