University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Football Completes Spring Scrimmage Saturday Morning
4/6/2024 1:49:00 PM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Fourth-year head coach Will Hall and the Southern Miss football team ran through its annual spring scrimmage on Saturday morning at M.M. Roberts Stadium. The Golden Eagles were greeted with sunshine and mid-60s weather at The Rock.
The morning began with a quick stretching session followed by individual skill work with their respective position groups. The scrimmage started with Dylan Lawrence blowing up a pass attempt from Tate Rodemaker that set the tone for the day.
The first scoring play came by way of a 50-yard touchdown pass from Ethan Crawford to Chandler Pittman. The next scoring play from the scrimmage portion of the practice was a six-yard touchdown pass from John White to Jack Jackson. Redshirt freshman Austin Gonzalez added another passing touchdown after he found Keyshawn Buckley on a six-yard route.
Southern Miss fans were able to get a taste of new offensive coordinator Chip Long and defensive coordinator Clay Bignell. Bignell's defensive produced an early interception from Jarius Anders and Eric Thomas, Jr. had a strip sack.
Hall and the Golden Eagles ended the day with third-down situations and then went into a two-minute drill. Southern Miss capped the scrimmage with high red zone situations before the team saluted the crowd.
This was the 13th of 15 scheduled practices for the Golden Eagles this spring. They open the 2024 season on Aug. 31 at Kentucky.
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