Two-Minute Drill: Orange and Blue game is Saturday; Masters week is here
The florida Gators’ Orange and Blue spring game will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. Also, the Masters is here in Augusta with many ties to Florida.
The Gold team defeated the Maroon team 20-10, highlighted by interceptions from Naim Lassiter and Gabe White and two touchdown drives led by quarterback Timmy McClain.The Wildcats open their season against Florida International on Aug. 29.
DAYTONA BEACH — Raymond Woodie Jr. thought back to two springs ago.
He gave an example of the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats’ growth in the two years since he took over as head football coach.
“Starting out with seven offensive linemen to now 18, that’s a big deal,” Woodie said. “We’re excited about where we’re at.”
Saturday represented the latest step for the program: the return of its annual Maroon and Gold spring game.
Yes, B-CU had a “spring game” in 2023 and 2024. But they weren’t real games. In Year 1, the Wildcats didn’t have enough offensive linemen for a true contest.
So they held glorified practices, designating the offense as one team and the defense as the other, and ran through a bunch of drills. Goal-line plays. Two-minute scenarios. Special teams reps.
It made sense at that time.
But this year, Woodie and Co. brought the game back.
“Obviously, you’re either getting better or you’re getting worse,” Woodie said. “We want to do things a little different every year … We, as a staff, split the teams up to make it more exciting. I just thought the last two were more controlled. This one was like a game with realistic situations.”
Which he liked.
“We’re going to be tough on them,” Woodie said. “We’re going to put them in adverse situations. Obviously, we have to clean up on some of the self-inflicted things. But it’s always good to be in…
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