NORMAL, Ill. – It was a beautiful morning for football at Hancock Stadium on Saturday, as the Redbird football team held its first team scrimmage of Fall Camp.
Scrimmage Notes:
•   The scrimmage lasted nearly two hours and the offense ran a total of 102 plays against the defense.
•   Various scenarios were covered during the intrasquad scrimmage, including live punts, driving the field, and red-zone work.
•   The defense combined for 10 sacks, 23 tackles-for-loss, four pass breakups, and interception and a fumble recovery.
Scoring Summary:
•   The first score of the day came when Charles Woods stepped in front of a Brady Davis pass at the goal line and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown for the defense.
•   Three-straight field goals by Adam Saul (37 yards), Aidan Bresnahan (34 yards) and JT Bohlken (27 yards) during the red zone period got the offense on the board.
•   Jack Baltz fooled nearly everyone in the building to score the first offensive touchdown of the day, when he faked a handoff and kept the ball to score from 6 yards out.
•   A 22-yard field goal by Bresnahan and a 27-yard field goal by Bohlken followed in the red zone period for the offense.
•   The day's scoring came to an end when Britton Morris found Brett Spaulding for a 10-yard touchdown pass on the final drive of the scrimmage.
Passing Leaders:
•   Brady Davis: 8-for-17, 112 yds.
•   Bryce Jefferson: 6-for-18, 49 yds.
Rushing Leaders:
•   Nigel White: 6 att., 42 yds.
•   Rashad Lampkin: 12 att., 17 yds.
Receiving Leaders:
•   Taylor Grimes: 3 rec., 46 yds.
•   Austin Nagel: 3 rec., 40 yds.
•   Brett Spaulding: 1 rec., 10 yds., TD
Defensive Leaders:
•   Jacob Bellizzi: 9 tackles, 5 solo, 2.5 TFL
•   Cade Campos: 8 tackles, 4 solo, 2 sacks, 3 TFL
•   Brandon Simon: 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL
•   John Ridgeway: 4 tackles, 2 TFL
•   Charles Woods: 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT (returned for TD)
Up Next:
The Redbirds return to the field Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. for practice No. 10 of the fall session. For updates, photos, and video from 2020 Redbird Football Fall Camp, follow the team's official Twitter (@RedbirdFB) and Instagram (isuredbirdfb) accounts and log onto GoRedbirds.com.
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