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https://miami.rivals.com/news/kaaya-exhausted-shares-thoughts-after-first-fall-practice
It was Mark Richt’s first fall practice as coach of the Hurricanes.
And it was the first time reporters can remember hearing QB Brad Kaaya utter these words: “I’m exhausted.”
“You can see me, I’m sweating, am sweating now (20 minutes after drills ended),” Kaaya said. “Guys got after it today. It was full throttle, almost like it was conditioning out there every rep that we did.”
Yes, Kaaya was unusually tired.
And something else unusual: Kaaya threw an interception in 7-on-7. He had to run after practice as punishment.
“Twitter is going to go crazy,” he joked.
Kaaya typically goes pickoff free in practices. That pick? It came from transfer Adrian Colbert.
“It was cover 2, we had a go and Chris (Herndon) ran an out route,” Kaaya said. “It looked like Colbert kind of sank on it, he dropped back (then came off his man to pick it off) - just tricked me. It won’t happen again though.
“He picked me off, but no worries.”
Kaaya praised Colbert, saying “He’s super fast. He can track some deep distance, just get down there. He can stay stride for stride with some of the fastest guys.”
It was a grueling 2-hour plus workout in the midday Miami heat today for the Canes. The team ran individual periods, WR vs. DB sessions, 7-on-7’s and more.
“The first day went pretty good,” Kaaya said. “It’s new coaches, but I’ve been through this before. Practice was a little bit similar to springtime. There’s new guys coming in - it’s still a new team. In that aspect a few guys need to get their minds back into practice mode.”
Of his own improvement under Mark Richt, Kaaya said, “My feet just got a lot faster in terms of dropping back, my footwork is a lot faster. Just being able to handle coach Richt’s dropbacks.”
* Kaaya says freshman WR Sam Bruce “is real quick. Just gets in and out of his breaks well. He’s a guy who like Braxton (Berrios) - guys think of them as slot receivers but they can go out wide and get downfield pretty fast.”
* Kaaya says in the battle to be the backup QB that “It’s time for someone to take the next step and step up. We still don’t know who the backup is. ... Someone has to step up at some point. Coach Richt is going to name the No. 2, No. 3 fairly soon because he has to in the next month.”
Asked about Jack Allison specifically, Kaaya said, “He throws it well, a real strong arm. He has all the abilities in the world.”
* Of transfer fullback Marquez Williams, Kaaya said, “Despite how big he is, he’s still pretty fast, can move too. He can help us out whether it’s play-action, getting into the flat, roll outs and stuff, short yardage of course. He’s a strong guy. I don’t know if you’ve watched his highlight tape, but he’s a real physical guy. I’d be afraid to tackle him if I were the safeties and DB’s. We’ll see when pads come on. He might hurt some people this year.”
* Asked about Gus Edwards, Kaaya said, “Joe (Yearby) and Mark (Walton) are physically dominating backs, but Gus takes it to a whole another level with his size, strength and speed. He’ll be a good changeup for defenses, especially short yardage. Gus is also a guy who can play first down (also).”
* Among highlights from practice, aside from Colbert’s interception:
Robert Knowles had an interception in 7-on-7.
Michael Irvin ran what one assistant called “a bull-sh*@ route” but he still came back and was able to make a juggling one-handed catch in the end zone in 1-on-1’s.
And Marquez Williams looked very strong and physical running in drills and going on routes.
It was Mark Richt’s first fall practice as coach of the Hurricanes.
And it was the first time reporters can remember hearing QB Brad Kaaya utter these words: “I’m exhausted.”
“You can see me, I’m sweating, am sweating now (20 minutes after drills ended),” Kaaya said. “Guys got after it today. It was full throttle, almost like it was conditioning out there every rep that we did.”
Yes, Kaaya was unusually tired.
And something else unusual: Kaaya threw an interception in 7-on-7. He had to run after practice as punishment.
“Twitter is going to go crazy,” he joked.
Kaaya typically goes pickoff free in practices. That pick? It came from transfer Adrian Colbert.
“It was cover 2, we had a go and Chris (Herndon) ran an out route,” Kaaya said. “It looked like Colbert kind of sank on it, he dropped back (then came off his man to pick it off) - just tricked me. It won’t happen again though.
“He picked me off, but no worries.”
Kaaya praised Colbert, saying “He’s super fast. He can track some deep distance, just get down there. He can stay stride for stride with some of the fastest guys.”
It was a grueling 2-hour plus workout in the midday Miami heat today for the Canes. The team ran individual periods, WR vs. DB sessions, 7-on-7’s and more.
“The first day went pretty good,” Kaaya said. “It’s new coaches, but I’ve been through this before. Practice was a little bit similar to springtime. There’s new guys coming in - it’s still a new team. In that aspect a few guys need to get their minds back into practice mode.”
Of his own improvement under Mark Richt, Kaaya said, “My feet just got a lot faster in terms of dropping back, my footwork is a lot faster. Just being able to handle coach Richt’s dropbacks.”
* Kaaya says freshman WR Sam Bruce “is real quick. Just gets in and out of his breaks well. He’s a guy who like Braxton (Berrios) - guys think of them as slot receivers but they can go out wide and get downfield pretty fast.”
* Kaaya says in the battle to be the backup QB that “It’s time for someone to take the next step and step up. We still don’t know who the backup is. ... Someone has to step up at some point. Coach Richt is going to name the No. 2, No. 3 fairly soon because he has to in the next month.”
Asked about Jack Allison specifically, Kaaya said, “He throws it well, a real strong arm. He has all the abilities in the world.”
* Of transfer fullback Marquez Williams, Kaaya said, “Despite how big he is, he’s still pretty fast, can move too. He can help us out whether it’s play-action, getting into the flat, roll outs and stuff, short yardage of course. He’s a strong guy. I don’t know if you’ve watched his highlight tape, but he’s a real physical guy. I’d be afraid to tackle him if I were the safeties and DB’s. We’ll see when pads come on. He might hurt some people this year.”
* Asked about Gus Edwards, Kaaya said, “Joe (Yearby) and Mark (Walton) are physically dominating backs, but Gus takes it to a whole another level with his size, strength and speed. He’ll be a good changeup for defenses, especially short yardage. Gus is also a guy who can play first down (also).”
* Among highlights from practice, aside from Colbert’s interception:
Robert Knowles had an interception in 7-on-7.
Michael Irvin ran what one assistant called “a bull-sh*@ route” but he still came back and was able to make a juggling one-handed catch in the end zone in 1-on-1’s.
And Marquez Williams looked very strong and physical running in drills and going on routes.
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