Offense wins out in full pads

Competition has been the name of the game all spring for the Washington football team. There has been a healthy dose of competition between the offense and defense thus far in the UW’s spring camp, and the competition at certain positions has been ramping up as well. That theme continued in Saturday morning’s practice, held in full pads on the turf of the Dempsey Indoor Practice Facility, but with a notable change from Thursday night’s session: The offense won the day. After turning the ball over repeatedly two days prior, the Huskies’ offense did not give the ball away on Saturday. It signified a marked improvement for the offense, but head coach Chris Petersen still wasn’t entirely satisfied. “I’m in a no-win situation every day at practice, because when something really good happens, part of me is thinking that’s really bad on the other side,” Petersen said. “Awesome job by the offense, ball security in pads, but part of me thinks that’s not very good by our defense,” Petersen said. “We’ve got to get some turnovers.” As the losers of the daily turnover battle, the defense had to run three gassers at the end of practice, but they did get the win in the team competition, which was a small obstacle course. The newest Husky, defensive lineman Jaimie Bryant, won the final heat of the drill to win it for the defense. Saturday also featured a pair of battles taking place at skill positions in the UW offense. At quarterback, redshirt freshman Troy Williams looked a bit sharper than sophomore Jeff Lindquist, connecting on a pair of impressive touchdown passes to DiAndre Campbell and another to Michael Hartvigson, fitting the ball into a tight space each time. Lindquist had his moments as well on a day in which the Huskies worked heavily in goal line sets. He found Joshua Perkins in the corner of the end zone from the two yard-line, and then scrambled up the middle for a score on the next play. Despite the close competition between himself and Williams, Lindquist played down the competition aspect. “Nothing I do is going to affect how he plays, and vice versa, so really we’re just trying to do the best we can ourselves and we’ll see where the cards fall,” Lindquist said. “We’re just trying to become the best we can be.” Miles possibly returning Petersen also threw a slight plot twist in the quarterback competition, hinting at a possible return for the suspended Cyler Miles. When asked if it was safe to say that Miles would not participate in practices the rest of spring, Petersen responded, “No. It’s not.” “We just haven’t really decided on that whole situation,” he said. “It’s kind of one day, one week at a time.” Petersen also said that he didn’t believe there was any fact-checking still involved with the situation involving Miles and wide receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow. Another good day for Cooper Running back Deontae Cooper had another good day on the practice field Saturday, breaking off an 18-yard touchdown run early in practice and getting the majority of reps, with only one other back healthy enough to practice in full pads. Cooper and Lavon Coleman were the beneficiaries of the extra touches, with Jesse Callier and Dwayne Washington nursing injuries. Cooper, who has overcome three ACL tears in his time at the UW, said he feels the healthiest he has been since he first arrived on campus. “I’m feeling stronger,” Cooper said. “I feel quicker out of my cuts, I was never really afraid of my straight-line speed, it was always in and out of my cuts.” Notes The injury news wasn’t great for the Huskies on Saturday. Wearing the yellow jerseys that signify a limited practice participant were safety Kevin King and linebackers Cory Littleton and Scott Lawyer. In addition to Callier and Washington, Micah Hatchie and Dexter Charles remained out. It also got a little worse when Jarett Finau went down with a leg injury and did not return to practice. Marvin Hall was also seen icing his ankle toward the end of the session. Reach Sports Editor Daniel Rubens at sports@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @drubens12

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