Good Rainy day to everyone! Sorry I cut my spring game notes off. I got busy talking to some alumni.

Notes from today Mon 4/20

Cleeland took all snaps today. He looked incredible. Full command of the offense. Multiple crisp throws both middle of the field and flats. Shows great running ability. I think he missed just a couple throws today but everall very good.

Gbatu #8 WR is our best player. What an absolute gem to have on our offense. Great hands, speed, and change of direction. I expect him to have a great year.

#13 Hennessy is right there. Runs good routes. Catches everything thrown his way.

Can I give a quick shot out to the coaches? Man, these guys know what they are doing. So much good coaching out there. The pace and organization is really great. Not much standing around. The emphasis on special teams is evident. Vast improvement.

OL is still a work in progress. The tackles to me are the weakest link. Edge constantly beats both tackles especially the left tackle. They are playing a lot of young guys so don’t read too much into it, but just note it.

DB. The DBs on this team are the best I’ve ever seen at Davis. Cofield is a legit D1 starter who could start on multiple top tier schools. He absolutely blanketed Gbatu on one play. Incredible talent.

I also like the Idaho transfer #1. This kid stands out on the field. He has excellent size and real nose for the football.

Kickers continue to impress. We have two legit kickers.

Soild practice nothing to exciting today.

-SG

Cleveland with a good drive. Stalls out.
Kollack comes back with a 15 yard scramble for TD.

Kollack opens with a pick. Long ball. 21 with the pick.

Good morning! It’s a beautiful day at Sochor field today!!

Good question. He was mostly lined up on the edge.

Wed 15 April

What an absolutely beautiful day at Davis today. Both squads came out with good energy.

QB Cleeland had an fantastic practice today. He was on target all day making plays with his arm and feet. Great footwork. He has a very RB build, similar to Christian McCaffery or Lan. Footwork is there. Decisions are quick after reads. He struggle with passes out in the flat missing a couple but other than that he was pretty good today.

QB Kollack had a tough day. He still ran with the first team, but had multiple picks and a fumbled snap. Can't always be perfect but today was probably his worst day I've seen so far.

The OL looked better today. #78 the FR was moving a bit better today. While the line wasn't dominating it wasn't getting blown off the ball. Couple sacks given up but overall the play was improved from previous practices.

#30 K with a booming kick into the endzone. Special teams looks vastly improved. Great drills in kicking, blocking kicks, and returns.

#13 Tyler Hennessy stood out with some great hands. He is a bit small but quick.

#22 WR PIckett with some great catches. The 6'4 WR could be a real weapon with his length.

#86 Pohlman looks good. He is being used and targeted frequently.

#2 LB Madruga looks good. He and #15 Jackson Sievers are fun to watch. They stand out on many plays.

#26 DB Brown with a couple nice plays.

#21 DB Slone with a nice pick off Kollack

#1 DB John the transfer out of Idaho looks the part. Tall and athletic he had some great breakups and was a missle slicing through the line for a tackle behind the line. Keep an eye on this kid.

#98 Ikegbu DL is the perfect compliment to #92 Mayo. He and #99 DL Parker look to solidity the interior defensive line. I like what I'm seeing here.

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Pretty nice day today. Little cold but the sun broke out. Here are some notes from practice today. Monday 13 April:

Lots of special teams today. Great coaching on technique.

Folks we have a kicker! I think it was the FR #30 Hughes with multiple good kicks from the 30/40 yard line. Pretty strong leg.

Kollock took most 1st team reps today. He looks good for the most part. Lots of drops today by multiple receivers. Had a couple runs. Not superfast but has some running ability.

86 Pohlman was used a lot. 85 Khutsishvili with some drops.

Cleeland had some ups and downs. Some good throws and some misses. Either QB could start at this point, however to me it looks like Kollock has taken a bit of the lead.

16 Black-Glass the kid out of Fresno City College with a nice pick off Kollock.

27 Parnell with a nice catch.

13 McCormick with a nice break up. Good read.

Offensive line was 65 Porotesano LT, 60 Hassen, 52 Collier, 75 Fanua, 66 Thurston.

*Offensive line looks a bit overmatched. Defensive consistently beating OL off the line. Still early, but if there was one place I'd worry it would be the OL. I haven't seen the push off the line much. LT still seems iffy. Unit looks young.

The FR 78 Beverly kid is huge. His pads too high and he consistently gets beat off the line. Def needs some time in the weight room but the frame is there.

Porotesano will be key. Not sure who his back up is, but will be something to watch.

Defensive line looks promising. 99 Parker looks good. Like a giant meatball that is disruptive. 96 Few on the outside with some containment. 92 Mayo looks like the anchor of that unit. 42 McKenzie lined up as as DE. Lots of talent on the DL. Young but talented.

Overall the team looks good. It looks more talented than any Davis team I can remember, but they also look pretty young. It will be interesting to see how the team looks with the Conner brothers back.

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I agree. Our DB's look like the strength of the defense. Very strong. I think our defense is going to be better than last year. I also think our special teams will better as well.

Quick updates from practice 4/8:

1. QB's look like head to head battle between Treynor Cleeland and Jackson Kollack. Kollack looks the part of a big time QB. Throws a pretty ball. Carries a bit of a swagger. . Cleeland has a strong arm, but missed some throws. Pretty good athlete. Can scramble. Eason looks 3rd string and left...looks like he pulled a hammy.

2. Offensive line is shaky. LT today was a problem, blown by and pushed around.. Def can tell this might be our weakest link on the team. Curious who the starting LT will be. Center had a number of bad snaps which resulted in QB's having to pick up the ball on the ground resulting in sack, blown up play, or scramble.

3. Drew Cofield with two great plays today. A great over the shoulder INT and a big tackle later in the flat. Both got sidelines hyped.

4. Keep an eye on Brayden Rosa #37 who was making plays all over the field. Had a nice sack. Very quick with a high motor.

5. Julian Fernandez made a great INT pick six. He is one big kid. The defense looks really good, but that's usually the case early in practice. Still, the overall talent on defense looks improved. Adding Rex and Porter will only make them stronger.

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Just watched practice this morning. That new QB from Minn looks really good.

Can't say but, it's great news involving players we love. No FBS moves.

I've always said we should embrace what we are good at. Wine. We are the best viticultural program in the world. We are not just "Aggies" we are Wine Makers. If we started pushing that, nobody in the world could compete with us, because we are the best wine making school in the world.

Amen!!!!

I'm not worried about the QB position at all. The talent in that group is the best we have ever had at Davis. And with Coach Plough leading them, zero worries.

I'm not sure who wins the job, but I'm excited to see the battle in the spring. Early money seems to be Cleeland, but if Eason or Kollock perform is wouldn't shock me.

The Equestrian people have gone over the top. The amount of self-centered importance and entitlement is crazy to me. They are not interested in UC Davis the school all they care about is horses for their kids. I was talking to a parent the other day and they were over the top angry and wanted to just burn the whole university down for not letting their kids have horses. I don't get it.

It's in the early stages but I think the next tv deals are starting to spook schools. What is the point of playing in FBS when you have little to no chance at winning a title. Add if the super conference takes shape they won't be invited anyway so start planning at moves.

You guys see App St is looking at returning to FCS? There a couple more that will be reclassifying.

Me too! Spring game? I'll be making tacos!

I love this idea. Put a fence around this area and let them know if they get the grades and want to play at Davis you are a priority. From Fairfield to Tahoe this should be ours bread and butter. Look around at all the housing being built in the area. There are a ton of Californian's moving to the Sacramento area and that means new schools and more kids. Davis athletics are in a unique position of being a highly academic school with an emerging athletic department in a growing metro area. Both will grow together and if you play it right, Davis could become the UCLA of the Sacramento area.

Shoot me admin access I'll do it.