Spring Ball 2023
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Hard to tell much, but on offense RB- #6 Black very shifty. WR - impressed by # 89 Griffin & #9 Veney. QB #14 frosh Coleman has a big arm. Pressure on QB’s all day, so defense won in the trenches. DB’s very aggressive, broke on ball very well.
I agree, hard to tell much between the conservative play calling, thud tackling, and familiarty the lines have with each other. In the trenches I would say most of the play was a stalemate, but given these guys compete every day in practice this isn't a surprise. On offense a lot of guys hurt so they were playing shorthanded, but at times the skill position inexperience showed. Defense was clearly ahead of offense today but that's expected this time of year. Defense looked solid and the addition of the safety transfer will make them even better. As the portal reopens, I would say our needs for who can contribute immediately would be RB, OL, Corner, and especially after this past Thurday WR.
Fully Rostered (incl Frosh) 77
Incoming Frosh 14
Spring Game Rostered 53
Holdout 10
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Spiders' spring game featured 'real men' up front, QB competition continues
richmond.com
Salient points:
Jasiah Williams hurt.Sounds like a knee.Will likely miss start of 2023 season.
3 additional transfers expected.Best available.
No plans for another QB but never say never.
Spiders' spring game featured 'real men' up front, QB competition continues
“They’re real men, I’m telling you,” Richmond coach Russ Huesman said of his offensive linemen. “My favorite position group, and I don’t care who knows it.”
Salient points:
Jasiah Williams hurt.Sounds like a knee.Will likely miss start of 2023 season.
3 additional transfers expected.Best available.
No plans for another QB but never say never.
Agreed. In my mind, anything less than 90 or 95 is too low.
There are always, at least, 6-8 that are banged up. The accumulation of extra reps in practice/games because there is less depth will likely amplify that problem.
To be honest,I think the realignment of the roster including inward transfers has been mismanaged.We lost at least 10 experienced,eligible players going into 2023 which have not been backfilled.
Eligible players lost:
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Howard
Funderburk
Dykes
Marshall
Hall
Ferraro
More
Eldridge
Larson
Cloud
Rolfe
McCray
Huhn
Players whose eligibility ran out:
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Udinski
Henley
Herres
O’Connor
Replicating an 8-3 regular season record in 2023 ,even given what appears to be a weaker schedule,will be extremely difficult.
Russ et al were caught off guard by the # of defections to the transfer portal as well as program leaving players and has done little if anything to compensate the 2023 roster with inward transfers.
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Wrap-up of Spiders' spring ball: pitch/catch cohesion heads offseason to-do list
Concurrent images reflected an encouraging sign and a discouraging one in the fourth quarter of the University of Richmond’s Saturday spring football game.
JOC's article today says Williams is likely lost for the season...Spiders' spring game featured 'real men' up front, QB competition continues
Spiders' spring game featured 'real men' up front, QB competition continues
“They’re real men, I’m telling you,” Richmond coach Russ Huesman said of his offensive linemen. “My favorite position group, and I don’t care who knows it.”
Salient points:
Jasiah Williams hurt.Sounds like a knee.Will likely miss start of 2023 season.
3 additional transfers expected.Best available.
No plans for another QB but never say never.
Russ Huesman thinks quality of UR degree mitigates transfer exodus of Spiders
Russ Huesman always considered the University of Richmond’s august academic reputation as a plus rather than a minus when it comes to attracting and retaining football players.
JOC's article today says Williams is likely lost for the season...
Russ Huesman thinks quality of UR degree mitigates transfer exodus of Spiders
Russ Huesman always considered the University of Richmond’s august academic reputation as a plus rather than a minus when it comes to attracting and retaining football players.
This statement from Russ article today gives pause-
“…Huesman hopes to get defensive lineman Aidan Murray, a captain, back early this season after he missed last year with an Achilles injury from which he continues to recover…”
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