Camp ended today and although missing the opportunity to play Christopher Newport yesterday was tough on our preparation, we felt the inter-squad work we did gave us a decent chance to evaluate kids in a competitive environment. In camp we have managed to stay healthy for the most part with our upper class kids. The team has Saturday night and Sunday off, and it is time away that everyone needs at this point in the season.
The quarterback position involved close competition and the performances of Jacob and Carlos did not give me the easy no-brainer every coach hopes for. It was a tough call, but our plan will be to start Jacob Hutchinson against St. Vincent next Saturday. He has strengths as a player and a good command of our offensive system that will give us a chance to be successful on the offensive side. We plan to have a role for Carlos in the game plan too and certainly before the season is over this team will need to use his arm in situations to be successful. I met with the players this morning and I would hope their response to both “good and bad news” will be to keep competing and improving. Although both kids have been in college programs for 4 years, neither has much game experience, and in the next 4 non-conference games their leadership needs to help us mold an offensive identity before Conference play begins.
Look forward to greeting all of the returning players from the Decade of Champions back to campus next Saturday. Check out Monday’s post on the Web-site and the Bridgewater Football Team Facebook page for a review of details.
Go Eagles.
