Curt Cignetti wants players approaching spring practice with ‘great sense of urgency’
Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti talks about how he defines progress for his position groups and players during spring practice:
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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football wrapped up camp with its annual spring game on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium.
Backup quarterback Alberto Mendoza helped the offense close out a 31-23 win over the defense with a 7-yard touchdown pass to LeBron Bond in the final two minutes. Mendoza went 5 for 5 for 45 yards to drive the Hoosiers right down the field and bookended the drive with completions to Bond.
Bond, who is a freshman mid-year enrollee out of Maury High School in Virginia, led the team in both receptions (four) and yards (29).
The Hoosiers had two previous scrimmages during spring, but the exhibition on Thursday night was the only time they went live.
Here’s a rundown of what went down:
Indiana football has clear pecking order at quarterback
Cal transfer Fernando Mendoza is firmly entrenched as the starter coming out of spring camp, his brother Alberto at No. 2 and Old Dominion transfer Grant Wilson rounding out the depth chart. Wilson played just five snaps in the scrimmage and the offense went three and out on his only full drive.
The Mendozas were efficient — they combined to go 20/27 for 219 yards with three TDs — while not putting much on film. Fernando’s 26-yard completion to Holden Staes on his first pass attempt was his longest of the night. There were only five pass attempts over 20 yards in the entire game and a whole lot of check downs.
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