FSU Football Spring Camp Observations: Offense Getting Into Rhythm at Practice 10

The run game takes off as the Seminole offense strings together another productive practice.

Florida State wrapped up spring practice No. 10 on Thursday as they charge ahead to the Annual Garnet and Gold Spring Showcase set to take place on April 20. The Seminole offense continued to build off their last practice, with another day filled with big splash throws from quarterback DJ Uiagelelei complemented by a dominant rushing attack. Head coach Mike Norvell admitted after practice that the offense won the day and noted that part of the reason for so many big plays was due to defensive mistakes.

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It was a shortened practice due to the fact the FSU will have another on Friday. NoleGameday was in attendance for the entire practice and down below are some observations from the tenth day of spring.

— Former FSU players Jarrian Jones, D'mitri Emmanuel, and Braden Fiske all made appearances at the practice.

— Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald had a much better day than the previous practice. He didn't miss a field goal in the three reps during two-minute drills and was good from 40 and 35 yards.

OFFENSE:

— The run game has really shone this spring, aided by a cohesive offensive line. The running backs effectively ran the ball and caught passes out of the backfield. Alabama transfer running back Roydell Williams got them started with a monster 30-yard run, and Indiana transfer running back Jaylin Lucas sealed the deal with a 40-plus-yard dash to the end zone. Williams had another score earlier at practice from the red zone, where he skipped over a falling defender for an easy score.

— Later in the session, freshman running back Kam Davis was able to score off another long 40-yarder. With so much speed in the backfield, there didn't seem to be any room for error by the defense, and the explosiveness of the running backs really stood out. Sam Singleton also took a handoff from Luke Kromenhoek in the red zone and scored.

— The passing game looked sharp as well. Uiagalelei took most of the reps with quarterback Brock Glenn not participating. After practice, Norvell said that Glenn would be "out for a few days" with an undisclosed injury. While freshman quarterback Trevor Jackson

— Uiagalelei had two impressive deep shots. One was to wide receiver Ja'khi Douglas, which was about a 40-yard throw. His arm strength really started to show as he threw it across his body while jumping on one foot. Douglas is another player who is starting to string together productive practices in the spring.

-The other was to wide receiver Malik Benson for around 40 yards. He found Benson in one-on-one coverage with defensive back Fentrell Cypress and placed an almost perfectly timed throw for the score.

— Uiagalelei's recent surprisingly long bomb scores weren't the only bright moments. He was also effective in the intermediate throws, repeatedly moving the chains with targets to running back Lawrance Toafili, wide receiver Kentron Poitier, and Benson.

— Williams was by far the most active running back and, a threat catching passes out of the backfield. At one point, he caught a short throw from Uiagalelei and took off down the sideline only to be met by a touchdown-saving hit by edge defender Patrick Payton. It was surprising to see Payton that far up the field.

DEFENSE:

— Although the offense won the day for the most part, there were some bright spots on defense. Redshirt freshman defensive back Ja'brill Rawls came away with two interceptions, both thrown by freshman quarterback Trever Jackson. One of the more impressive ones came when he jumped the route and snagged the ball away from wide receiver Vandrevious Jacobs.

— Defensive coordinator Adam Fuller started dialing up blitzes in what appeared to be an effort to stop being gashed in the run game. One linebacker in particular that stood out was Alabama transfer Shawn Murphey. He was consistently shooting up the middle to cause pressure and forcing the quarterbacks to make quick decisions or hand the ball off.

— On another play, Murphy flushed Jackson by driving running back Caziah Holmes into him causing an errant throw. With the absence of linebackers Tatum Bethune and Kalen DeLoach, Murphy will need a strong presence if that unit wants to be a strength this season.

— Another Alabama transfer who seemed to flash at practice was defensive back Earl Little, Jr. He was tight in coverage on Benson running across the middle in 7-on-7 and had a nice pass break up. The ball was thrown a little late and a little ahead of Benson but it was still an impressive show of athleticism.

— Defensive back Quindarrius Jones had a nice leaping pass deflection on Benson. The ball was thrown high and the two went in the air with Jones in front of him on the sideline. Jones was able to match Benson's jump and got a hand in between his swatting the ball away.

— Cypress redeemed himself after giving up the long score to Benson. It appeared Uiagalelei was going back to the long ball that he had scored on earlier, this time to Poitier. Cypress was able to get a hand on it in the end zone to save the score.

— With Lucas' quickness out of the backfield it was hard for the defense to get anything going. Linebacker Justin Cryer was able to make a few stops but one that stood out was when he shot a hole and dragged him down for a loss before Lucas could utilize his speed to escape.

—The Comradare within the team is apparent. Multiple times teammates were picking each other up and encouraging each other even if the player was lining up opposite to them. Little Jr. and Benson's Alabama ties could be witnessed as it didn't matter who won the rep they would pick one another off the turf.

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