Lobos close third week of spring practice with full-contact scrimmage
New Mexico closed its third full week of spring practice with a full-contact scrimmage, one that saw multiple freshmen make plays and revealed a new detail about the Lobos’ quarterback competition. A sampling of drives from Friday’s scrimmage with notes from each: First-string offense vs. first-string defense First-and-10: Quarterback Toa Faavae fakes the handoff to running back Scottre Humphrey, drops back and almost hits wide receiver Jered Renick on a deep ball.
Good pass, better defense was just a little better on the back end. Second-and-10: Humphrey takes the handoff up the middle. Gain of three.
Third-and-7: Faavae hands off to Humphrey, who finds the right edge and charges ahead for nearly a 10-yard gain. First down. First-and-10: Humphrey takes the handoff up the middle.
Gain of two. Second-and-8: Humphrey back up the middle – looked like he ran somebody over and kept his legs moving – behind a good push from the line. Physical run for a gain of five.
Third-and-3: Faavae takes the snap, drops back and barely escapes defensive end Albert Tuakalau to get out on the run in the open field – first down. First-and-10: Bad snap from center JoJo Matautia goes over Faavae’s head, play is whistled dead. Loss of eight.
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