Cal Poly Spring Football Game recap

Cal Poly football’s spring practice schedule culminated in a 90-minute scrimmage on Saturday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Honestly, it wasn’t the most exciting spring game I’ve ever seen, though there were probably 500 or so fans on-hand to watch. Here are some takeaways I had.

Injuries rule the day

While nobody got injured that I heard about IN the game, injuries to players who weren’t in the game set the tone for what happened on the field.

Included in the walking (or wheeling) wounded were Willie Tucker, Kori Garcia, Chris Brown, Dano Graves, Colin Dzubnar, Elias Stokes, and Logan Mayes. There were probably more injured guys, but those are the ones I eyeballed.

Tucker, Garcia, Brown , and Graves are probably 4 of the top-five offensive playmakers on the Mustangs team, so it’s not really a surprise that the offense didn’t score a touchdown.

Same face, new place?

After starting his career as a slot back, Kevin Porsche moved to defensive back in 2014. On Saturday, he was back at slot back, showing his skills especially as a receiver out of the back field. Porsche lives up to his name with speed when healthy. A guy who is willing to switch from offense to defense and back again seems like he must be a good team guy, and therefore we need to all root for him.

Another player who switched positions is former offensive tackle Miles Williams. Williams, who got significant playing time last season at offensive tackle, was listed at just 249 pounds. With added depth on the offensive line in 2014, Williams played on the defensive side of the ball on Saturday and will presumably be there in the fall.

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Breakouts

With so many players missing, some younger players got a chance to shine.

Andrew Barna — a quarterback who was probably fifth on the depth charts a few springs ago — looked really good. Barna completed six of seven passes and seemed really poised with the football both passing and running.

Speaking of running, sophomore fullback Jared Mohamed looked very good. He carried the ball 14 times for 69 yards and did a nice job of keeping his running down hill on dive plays. Joe Protheroe is the incumbent at the fullback position, but Cal Poly needs at least two main guys there, if not three in their triple-option offense. Mohamed should get a real shot to tote the ball in 2015.

Kicking decisions

Walsh said after the game that there are at least five kickers in camp this spring and they obviously can’t take that many to Fall camp. Last year, Cal Poly was left short of kickers in a road game after theirs was injured at South Dakota State.

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