Some standouts from today's scrimmage

DMoney

Aug 10, 2025 1 min read

- Josh Moore showed very good ball skills and contested-catch ability against some of our better corners.

- With full-live tackling, Keelan Marion used his strength and speed to take a short pass for a long TD.

- Armondo Blount continues to affect the quarterback.

- Carson Beck is a quick thinker with a quick arm and full control of the offense. He moved the ball consistently and made good decisions.

- Malachi Toney is earning trust from the veterans with his unique ability to separate, find space, help his quarterback and track the ball.

- Jacoby Thomas is known for his physicality, but he made an impressive break on the ball to take an INT the other way.

- The run defense won the day with stout play up front.

- Girard Pringle is our fastest tailback and impressed in full contact.

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Gables Canes

Aug 10, 2025

Who threw the INT to Thomas?

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Difts24

Aug 10, 2025

thanks for the updates D$! Jakobe* Thomas

CaneManeShane727

Aug 10, 2025

Love to see Pringle making noise. Would like to see some sprinter class juice on our return teams but I’m sure he’ll be redshirted.

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ABCane

Aug 10, 2025

Ecstatic to hear about the run D... going to need that on 8/31

Damiencane86

Aug 10, 2025

Gables Canes said:
Who threw the INT to Thomas?

Probably rhymes with memory gilliams

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Fly1

Aug 10, 2025

The comments on the run game are somewhat of a concern, only because I’m hoping it’s not another case of us using “tight spilts” where we lead the nation in runs between the guards and no imagination in the run game

TwentySix

Aug 10, 2025

Damiencane86 said:
Probably rhymes with memory gilliams

Guess we’re playing Thomas near the line then.

OrangeBowlMagic

Aug 10, 2025

Fly1 said:
The comments on the run game are somewhat of a concern, only because I’m hoping it’s not another case of us using “tight spilts” where we lead the nation in runs between the guards and no imagination in the run game

Yards per carry - 5th in America
Tackles for loss allowed - 3rd in America
Rushing TDs — 22nd in America (while your QB is 1.1)
20+ yard runs — 26th in America
4th down conversion % — 9th in America

All of this contributed to the best offense in school history, and one of the best of any school in the last decade.

Zanecane

Aug 10, 2025

Going from an all time great like Restrepo to Freshman Star in Toney is a blessing canes fans deserve.

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skeeter

Aug 10, 2025

CaneManeShane727 said:
Love to see Pringle making noise. Would like to see some sprinter class juice on our return teams but I’m sure he’ll be redshirted.

I wouldn't bank on him being redshirted at all.

Fart Keyhole

Aug 10, 2025

Fly1 said:
The comments on the run game are somewhat of a concern, only because I’m hoping it’s not another case of us using “tight spilts” where we lead the nation in runs between the guards and no imagination in the run game

It would break my heart to be top three nationally in rushing yards per play. To paraphrase Albert Einstein, imagination is more important than converting third downs. This season will be a failure if we don't find creative ways to lose yardage by running outside.

Big O Cane

Aug 10, 2025

Fly1 said:
The comments on the run game are somewhat of a concern, only because I’m hoping it’s not another case of us using “tight spilts” where we lead the nation in runs between the guards and no imagination in the run game

Stop

OrangeBowlMagic

Aug 10, 2025

Zanecane said:
Going from an all time great like Restrepo to Freshman Star in Toney is a blessing canes fans deserve.

Scares the absolute **** out of me, but if I’m trying to be optimistic, at least someone there is turning heads and it’s not a hodgepodge of mid.

MikeCane18

Aug 10, 2025

Anything to report on the kickers? That position scares the crap out of me.

Marcelo2988

Aug 10, 2025

MikeCane18 said:
Anything to report on the kickers? That position scares the crap out of me.

No news is good news

DMoney

Aug 10, 2025

MikeCane18 said:
Anything to report on the kickers? That position scares the crap out of me.

We won’t know until the games. I think kickoffs will be fine with Carter Davis from FAU. Bert Auburn was a really good kicker in ‘23 and had major issues in ‘24. Can’t tell which version he is from practice. Even the good version will be a downgrade because we had elite play for five years.

I have heard that the operation (snapper, holder) was a disaster for both kickers last year, and that we feel really good about the guys we have there.

htownkidd

Aug 10, 2025

Random, but I haven’t heard Booker Pickett’s name one time all fall. Is he healthy/practicing? Interested to see how guys like him and Lightfoot are utilized. Lightfoot still looks thin, but both him and Booker have juice that no one else has off the edge.

Thanks for the notes.

Uncut Co Cane

Aug 10, 2025

DMoney said:
We won’t know until the games. I think kickoffs will be fine with Carter Davis from FAU. Bert Auburn was a really good kicker in ‘23 and had major issues in ‘24. Can’t tell which version he is from practice. Even the good version will be a downgrade because we had elite play for five years.

I have heard that the operation (snapper, holder) was a disaster for both kickers last year, and that we feel really good about the guys we have there.

Wasn't Beck the holder at UGA? I think their starting QB always holds if I'm not mistaken

DMoney

Aug 10, 2025

htownkidd said:
Random, but I haven’t heard Booker Pickett’s name one time all fall. Is he healthy/practicing? Interested to see how guys like him and Lightfoot are utilized. Lightfoot still looks thin, but both him and Booker have juice that no one else has off the edge.

Thanks for the notes.

Made a couple nice plays today, including a TFL.