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Earlier this week, Scott Shafer detailed how today’s spring football game will work. He said the game will be an offensive/defensive type of scrimmage because the team does not have two fully healthy offensive lines. Shafer plans to run a seven on seven scrimmage to warm up his team before the official scrimmage begins.
The spring game’s scoring system will be different than a typical football game. The offense will be able to score points in the traditional way (touchdowns, extra points and field goals). In this year’s game, the defense will also be able to score points. According to Shafer, an interception will be worth six points, a three and out will be worth three points, a turnover on downs will be good for one point, and a defensive touchdown will be 13 points (six for the turnover and seven for the score.)
Shafer and quarterbacks coach Tim Lester devised the point system. Both coaches like it because with this system the game will not finish with too high of a score and will also be competitive. Last week, Shafer watched the film from a spring game he was a part of in the past where the defense won by a lopsided margin. He applied this year’s scoring system to that game and the result was much closer.
The coaches want the team to run 80 plays by halftime. After the break, whichever team is losing will have an opportunity on special teams to even the score. Coach Shafer is calling it a “punting challenge.” Punter Riley Dixon will attempt to land his kicks inside the fifteen-yard line. If SU’s punt defense can pin the returner inside the fifteen-yard line, then the losing team will be awarded one point. If the returner is pinned inside the 10-yard line, then two points will be awarded to the losing team and if the returner is pinned inside the five-yard line it will be worth three points. After the punting challenge the team will play the second half.
Coach Lester does not plan on leaving Terrell Hunt in at quarterback for too long if the redshirt junior impresses. Lester really wants to see how the younger quarterbacks look in a game setting with fans at the Dome. Shafer echoed this sentiment. He says the spring game is a test for the younger guys and a chance for the older players to have fun.
Posted by: Connor Morrissette 
29 responses to “The Fizz Guide to the Syracuse Spring Football Game”
It would be nice to see if anyone can kick the bloody football into the end zone instead of the usual 15 yard line reach and then a 10 – 15 yard run back, thus giving the offense a start at the 35 – 40 yard line. Know what I mean?
Watched some of the scrimmage…..
Defensive ends…Thompson in particular looked good.
WRs looked a bit more strong/confidant.. actually had some downfield blocking.
Hunt threw a couple of 30 yard sideline routes that looked better than what he threw last year.
Long way to go…..
i had such a great time at this game. talked to ron and upstate andy about the game. this team played alot better in this spring game than last years spring game. i really liked how the offense moved the ball in this game. i came away impressed with how they orchestrated this spring game. i just have a better vibe about this years team.
Watched the game from my club!! Worked today!! Some players looked good and they were mentioned above. Thompson had a good game!!
Aston looked ok but the speed is not there like I thought it would be.
Estime got caught from behind???????????? I thought he got faster in the off season. Won’t listen to that writer again??
I didn’t see much of a big difference in the QB play from ALL the QB’s. Way to many dump passes.
I thought the RB’s would have a field day(except for one long run) they were no impressive to me. Probably because of the OL bumps and bruises!!
Walk-ons played with the DB’s!! We have to be careful about how SU’s WR crop is after this game!!
But most of all I feel HCSS was not playing out his hand completely. Way to many dump passes and no running back action so to speak. To me all the QB’s looked the same and did the same. So that tell me the spies out there bother him??? All in all the game was ok, but I surely hope SU does not play like this game in 2014!!
DO NOT FORGET THE KIDS OF PSABUSEDU!! THE NCAA DID!!!
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