Quick hits from the Arizona Wildcats’ scrimmage Saturday morning can be found below. I’ll post a more detailed analysis later this weekend.
* Two quarterbacks wore red jerseys: Brandon Dawkins and Khalil Tate. However, Dawkins took almost all of the first-team reps while Tate did not play. UA coach Rich Rodriguez was not available after practice to explain Tate’s non-participation but should be later today.
(UPDATE: Tate did not play because of a minor thumb injury, Rodriguez said.)
* Donavan Tate and Rhett Rodriguez got more time in the scrimmage than K’Hari Lane.
* Players who returned kicks before the scrimmage included Shun Brown, Cam Denson, Tony Ellison, D.J. Hinton, Donovan Moore and Tyrell Johnson. Denson later put on a green jersey and did not participate in the scrimmage.
* DE-LB DeAndre’ Miller (foot) remains in a boot.
* Safety Isaiah Hayes and tight end Jamie Nunley were out because of undisclosed injuries.
* First-team offensive line (left to right): Layth Friekh, Christian Boettcher, Nathan Eldridge, Jacob Alsadek, Gerhard de Beer. Second team (L-R): Bryson Cain, Michael Eletise, Levi Walton, Alex Kosinski, Cody Creason. De Beer later played with the backups. He and Creason remain neck and neck for the right tackle job.
* Tailbacks J.J. Taylor and Nick Wilson played only a handful of snaps at most.
* First-team defensive front: Justin Belknap, Parker Zellers, Luca Bruno, Lee Anderson III. First-team linebackers: Brandon Rutt, Tony Fields II (although Jacob Colacion and Carrington Vaughn rotated in during the first series). First-team secondary: Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Dane Cruikshank, Jace Whittaker, Scottie Young Jr., Sammy Morrison (who rotated with Lorenzo Burns).
* Second-team defensive front: Kylan Wilborn, Kurtis Brown, Finton Connolly, Jack Banda. Second-team linebackers: Colin Schooler, Gavin Robertson Jr. Second-team secondary: Antonio Parks, Tristan Cooper, Troy Young, Jarrius Wallace, Malcolm Holland.
* Later, DT Dereck Boles, Banda and Wilborn played with the ones. Lots of rotating on defense.
* Defensive tackle Marcus Griffin played a lot and had a sack.
* Jake Glatting took the first punt reps and kicked the ball well. He also appears to be the primary holder.
* Josh Pollack and Lucas Havrisik made all of their field goals during warmups. During the scrimmage, Havrisik made a 46-yarder while Pollack missed from 41.
