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There was a nice showing of fans today for the first and what has been reported will be the only real scrimmage of fall camp before UND faces Wyoming. About 30 people were on hand compared to the usual handful of die hards. WR Alex Reed sat out the scrimmage today presumably for precautionary reasons for some unknown reason. The other usual suspects were still out with bumps bruises and ankle sprains. Oliviera joined Arrington in the wearing of boots on their left legs. The Iron Man Award today goes to Iwarri Smith, who is only one of three RBs (Norberg and Austin Gordon) to participate in today's scrimmage. He took a solid hit to the knee on one series. He had a noticeable limp after that but continued to return for more attempts at RB. Bubba and Rudolph ran a balance of running and passing plays today. Norberg had a nice run up the gut busting through a seam and breaking a couple of LB tackles before being brought down. It's the kind of run that would have been a welcome sight on first or second down last season. The best run of the day, though, came at the hands, or feet, if you will, of Austin Gordon, who busted through the line and scampered up the right hash for about 40 yards. It was shades of Adam Shaugabay. WR Stanley showed off his height on a sideline route where he went up and snatched the ball at its highest point well above the reach of the secondary. CB Chris Carter had a violent hit and tackle on WR Dulin. Both players were ok afterward. Mollberg seemed to get the bulk of the plays today and did fine. He hit Dulin on a 10 yard TD pass. Studsrud was equally solid, nothing flashy though .... He did tend to run more when plays broke down. Bartles was involved in a couple of nice pass/catches, including A 50 yard pass and catch from Bartles to 6-5 TE Feidler as well as a 20 yard toss to WR Carter Blackwell in the back of the end zone. FB Coyne had about a 20 Yard catch and run. On the somewhat negative side, there were too many false starts today by the OL. Got to get that cleaned up, however some of those false starts came at the hands of inexperienced personnel on the line -- still they have to learn. Taubenheim was solid on FGs and PATs. The punting game has been hampered by Miendel's health and Bolducs's departure. Well, my vacation is over and it's back to work on Monday, so these reports will be fewer than they have been in the future. Nonetheless, I will try to supply whatever I can on occasion.

Freshman Katie Moller ties it up again for UND. 2-2!!!

There are two #39s at times depending what practice jersey they wear. It could be either RB Austin Gordon or FB Josh Leonhard.

Still don't know who that is.

UND TIES IT UP 1-1! Goal by Freshman Kaylee Kebba. 23 minutes remain in first half. Kebba scores from about midfield after Viterbo goal keep misjudges leap.

I'll have some first scrimmage reports later this afternoon. Right now I'm at the UND soccer game. It's just about to start. About 15 minutes out.

Faison put that "out" months ago, in case anyone wasn't paying attention.

Bartles.

that's great news!

I believe he walked off with help from trainers.

SiouxFootballnsider has a nice first week recap with projections. A must read! http://siouxfb.areavoices.com/2015/08/14/week-1-thoughts-2/

The walking wounded is growing, and running back depth is even more of a challenge. Oliviera appears to have suffered the same type of injury to the ankle as Arrington. He left on crutches earlier in practice after turning on it wrong during special teams drills. That leaves Norberg, I. Smith and Austin Gordon as the only RBs practicing right now. Also DL Steve Greer was hurt during the first round of 11 on 11 drills. Looks to be a lower leg thing. On a positive note, CB Harris returned to full action today and looked 100 percent. A small scuffle broke out today between a DB and a WR during one-on-one drills. It was quickly extinguished by coaches and other players. I couldn't tell who the combatants were so I can't give you the Tale of the Tape. It was nice to see that kind of fire out there on the practice field as it shows heart with position battles still up in the air. I don't want to make too much out of this; SiouxFootballInsider put it best: #everyyear Cerrentino had by far the best catch of the day as he snatched a 50 yarder in stride with three DBs draped all over him. The hit of the day goes to walk-on fullback Josh Leonhard on Labat. Leonhard absolutely brought the boom down on one of UND's stud linebackers. The defense dominated red zone skelly exercises today with four INTs ( W. James x 2, Flowers and Arnell), and a batted-away pass by Dylan Bakker. No one QB was the primary victim. They all rotated through and all were challenged by the stout D. SEE YOU TOMORROW!

I am too. It was just breathtaking the other day when I walked in it. Pictures do not do it Justice at all.

I missed that. Thanks!

it's pretty nice, though, isn't it?

good question. That's what I wanted to know. He wasn't in on any series today.

One thing I forgot to mention is that Grady looks really good and comfortable at RG. He'll be one to watch if injuries mount, and certainly next year.

That's my gut sense, though Bubba would never say that at this point, I don't think.

I waited until both sessions of today's two-a-day were complete before I posted. Sorry for the wait. UND has its own recap of today's action if you want to check that out. I will try to keep my info different than what they have provided so as not to double up. Here goes: It was hot out there today-- "Africa hot" in the words of Robin Williams' Adrian Cronauer in "Good Morning, Vietnam!"The troops handled the weather nicely, and coaches and trainers managed the rest and hydration appropriately. There were no heat injuries to speak of after the first two a day. That said the typical bumps and bruises are starting to mount -- some worse than others -- as the stationary bike brigade was going strong on the sidelines.. WR Ramon Bridges did return to action today. Here's the latest bodycount as far as players who did not practice fully for one reason or another: Arrington (now wearing a boot on his left leg) Meindel Ruhe WR Hartness Nordby Merz Poole practiced but was icing his ankle immediately after the afternoon session. Woodsmall did not participate fully in afternoon drills but it could be because he is on a "pitch count" so to speak, to keep his rehab going unabated. A lot of you have been asking about the offensive line. It's my weak point as far as knowledge, but to quench the thirst for info that is out there I cobbled together som early observations. 1st team looks to be: RT Meehan RG Cox C Boas LG Anderson LT Stockwell 2nd team: RT Stiner RG Taylor C Cox slides from Guard to center LG Bell LT Camy 3rd team: RT Stiner stays at tackle RG Grady C Rooney LG Bell stays at Guard LT Blair Obviously, this is all subject to change. Other notes: Brandon Walker is really coming on at receiver to augment the this rebuilding nucleus of Seibel, Cerrentino and newcomers Alex Reed, Clive Georges and Luke Stanley. Punt return duties have mainly been handled by Irvin-Sills, Reed, Reyes, Georges and Santiago. If I was a betting man, and I am not, the return game is where Santiago will have his biggest impact initially WHEN he gets his shirt pulled. That's it it for today! Hope it was worth it.

they've all looked good. The usual rookie mistakes, but that's to be expected. Tyus Carter has been most impressive, even more so than the FBS transfer at this point in camp. A couple of work horse guys who have shown some flashes would be Tanner Palmberg and Garrett Bollant. Vashon Tucker, the most recent signee, is still getting adjusted to his new surroundings at UND. Charles Flowers will be in as a depth guy. The safeties really got me excited this year. There are three legit guys at safety that are going to make some noise this year.

Looks like Vernon Adams has a big test looming to see if he'll be academically eligible to play at Oregon. It's looming larger now that Coach Baldwin has reiterated that VA is not welcome back in Cheney. Study hard, Vernon!

I'm glad it's helpful. The Heralds Tom Miller tweeted that a Baltimore Ravens scout was at practice today, looking at Ratelle and others.

The pads were popping today! One of the relatively bigger story lines of today's practice was the health and depth at RB. Arrington hobbled off the field on his own power after landing awkwardly on his ankle following a running play. The play was over but the follow through carried Arrington forward for a collision with a DB and at that point Arrington went to the ground. He left for the training room and returned to the sidelines with an ice wrap on his ankle. He did not return to action today. On a more positive note (at least offensively), earlier in the practice, all of the RBs were absolutely schooling a group of LBs during one on one tackle-in-space drills. All of RBs, including Arrington, looked really good. I continue to be impressed with the burst, cutting ability, and speed around the edges with the ball of Oliviera and Smith. I should add that this group of linebackers comprised mostly younger guys, but Ratelle and Taj Rich were also in this mix. I still don't know who the new punter is but he had arguably the best punt during return drills. It was a towering punt as far as hang time with good distance. Mollberg and Studsrud continue to battle hard at QB. If you have been following, you know I am quit high on Studsrud, but I have to admit that Joe brings a calmness and a poise to the huddle and at the line. His patience and ability to read defences and find the check down reciever is quite good, too. Labat had a nice INT. Santiago is very noticeable immediately with his burst and speed. New people come to practice everyday and each day someone wants to know -- "who is #22?" WR Hartness and CB Harris are still sidelined. WR Bridges dinged up his knee and had ice on it. TE Ruhe was in full pads but took part in limited drills. On a side note, I love the access that Bubba gives the public to practices. I follow Ryan Holmgren, a Minot native and Wyoming beat writer. Suffice it to say, all coaches don't give the public nor the media, the kind of access that we enjoy here. I think Ryan got to see maybe the first 30 minutes of yesterday's practice in Laramie. Oh well, on to tomorrow and the first two-a-day of the fall camp.

Greer hasn't shown much yet, as he looks to be still adjusting to the college game, the tempo, the heat, the intensity of practice, etc. I am curious to see what Coach G's assessment is, as that is the one that truly matters. I see there is a video clip out with comments from Gigli, and it sounds like the Herald will have something tomorrow on the D-line.

There was a new p/k at practice today, wearing Bolduc's old number 86. He looks very tall compared to Taubs and Meindel. There was not much of any kicking happening today. The new 86 probably was probably slated to start later this fall but got moved up when Bolduc departed. Also Nevermann is expected back at the start of classes. Beyond that i don't know.