Spring Break
Making his name known
Senior walk-on WR Marcus Easley shines in Blue-White game
Mike Northup
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: Sports
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The game featured a return to coach Randy Edsall's modified scoring system, which awards points for various achievements by the offense and defense on top of regular scoring for touchdowns, field goals and PATs. In 2007, the last time Edsall used a modified scoring system, the defense won 80-46.
Edsall said he was very pleased with what the team has accomplished throughout the spring practices. He said he kept things deliberately basic, holding the defense to two coverage schemes and the offense to a limited play-set.
"I really wanted to see guys go out and just watch them perform and see who could make plays and see what guys could do," Edsall said. "But I've been pleased with our offense. I think the offense has come along nicely during the spring. I've been happy with the execution for the most part because we started to understand exactly what we were doing and getting all the things in that we wanted to do."
Easley, a walk-on senior, carried the offense through much of the match with a game-high 169 yards and two touchdowns
"Marcus has gotten progressively better this spring," Edsall said.
The team's front-runners for the quarterback position, redshirt junior Zach Frazer and redshirt sophomore Cody Endres, battled a strong wind all game - something Edsall said neither was used to after practicing indoors at the Shenkman Training Center - as each split time over the first half, alternating between the Blue team's possessions.
"We've been practicing in ideal conditions all spring, so it took some getting used to," Edsall said. "They did some good things and some not-so-good things. They've both have good springs and they both understand there's a few things they need to work on this summer."
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