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Pitt Football Camp: Day 13, Scrimmage Photos & Quotes
8/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
2016 Pitt Football Camp, Day 13 Coverage: Scrimmage #2
Head Coach Pat Narduzzi on today's scrimmage, won by the defense (55-52):
"It was really competitive. It was a tale of two halves. I thought the offense did a good job moving the ball down the field. We were able to get a lot of quarterbacks work today. We wanted to come out to Heinz Field and find out who our backup QB was. I'll have to go back and watch the tape, but I think we will be able to find out what we have there. I was happy with some of the things the quarterbacks did. I think we are a step closer to finding out who that top backup is. James Conner had some good runs. We tried not to wear him out—he might have had 15 or 20 reps. Jester Weah made a really nice catch.
"Defensively we played a much better second half than first half. They really came alive at the break. It is a game of emotions. You have to be ready to bring it, and then bring it back again. I like how we finished defensively. It came down to a two-minute situation at the end of the scrimmage. I didn't know if the defense had a chance to win it at the end, but they came back to edge the offense on the final drive of the game by three points.
"In the kicking game, Chris Blewitt and [freshman walk-on] Alex Kessman didn't miss a field goal today. We gave them 12 opportunities before the main scrimmage started where we worked third downs and then lined up for field goals. Both of them looked good and we now have a backup to Blewitt in Kessman. The punting game really looked good. Ryan Winslow came out and smacked a couple. They were big-time punts. "We got in a lot of good work today but, as always, we will want to clean up a lot of things on both sides of the ball as well."
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