Sherrill Sees Progress In MSU's Final Spring Scrimmage
May 25, 2016 | Football
The Bulldogs worked in scrimmage-like conditions for roughly 90 minutes Saturday as part of Super Bulldog Weekend, closing the team's spring practice session. Approximately 7,500 fans were treated to exciting moments on both sides of the football and perfect weather conditions.
"I thought there were an awful lot of positives today," Sherrill said, "the biggest of which is we finished spring with very few injuries. If we were playing a regular game today, we would have had several other players out there.
"I thought the offensive line has made progress throughout the spring," Sherrill said. "We found some guys who can help us there.
"Kevin (Fant) showed that he is capable of making some awfully good throws," the head coach said. "We threw and caught the ball really well. Ray Ray (Bivines) really stood out, and it was nice to see Justin Griffith back on the field."
After an opening-series interception, Fant rebounded to complete 18 of his next 21 passes for four touchdowns. Bivines caught two TD passes among his six receptions, while Griffith rushed for 46 yards and a score, and also caught a pair of passes.
"Defensively, we made some strides at linebacker and in the secondary," he said. "There has been some real competition there, as has there been in the kicking game."
Linebacker T.J. Mawhinney led all tacklers with 10 stops Saturday, while defensive backs Gabe Wallace and Michael Gholar had pass interceptions.
SCORING
Grindle 40 pass from Fant (pass failed)
Bivines 42 pass from York (Shapley kick)
Bivines 9 pass from Fant (rush failed)
Lumpkin 7 pass from Fant (rush failed)
West 24 FG
J.Griffith 29 run (Marlin kick)
Lee 23 pass from Fant (Judge rush)
Smith 47 FG
Smith 52 FG
Smith 57 FG
Judge 10 run (no PAT attempt)
Mills 1 run (no PAT attempt)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Reid 10-52, J.Griffith 6-46 TD, Wonsley 10-44, Mills 5-33 TD, Billings 3-16, Judge 1-10 TD, Fant 2-5, D.Jones 2-4, Lee 1-7, York 1-3, Sabbatini 1-1, Cook 1-(-18).
PASSING -- Fant 18-22-1-201 4TD, York 7-17-1-107 TD, Brown 0-5-0-0, Bivines 0-1-0-0, Judge 0-1-0-0, Reid 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING -- Bivines 6-82 2TD, Lee 5-50 TD, Grindle 2-50 TD, Hargro 2-31, Lumpkin 2-10 TD, J.Griffith 2-9, Prosser 1-29, Scott 1-24, Tubbs 1-14, Jack 1-8, Stewart 1-3, Reid 1-(-2).
PUNTING -- Wallis 2-50.0, Cook 1-32.0.
PUNT RETURNS -- Bivines 2-21.
KICKOFF RETURNS -- Bivines 1-49.
TACKLES -- Mawhinney 10, Baker 6, Clark 6, G.Thompson 6, Brown 5, Downing 5, Gholar 5, Fields 4, K.Jackson 4, Long 4, Oyefesobi 4, Banks 3, Crockett 3, S.Griffith 3, Randle 3, Bell 2, Bennett 2, Carter 2, Childress 2,Day 2, Hunter 2, Kelly 2, T.Morgan 2, Nash 2, Shumaker 2, Wallace 2, Ball 1, Belk 1, Haggan 1, Harris 1, Jackson 1, Sterling 1, K.Walker 1.
INTERCEPTIONS -- Wallace 1-46, Gholar 1-28.
PASS BREAKUPS -- Ball 2, Clark 1, S.Griffith 1.
TACKLES FOR LOSS -- Fields 1-3
