Practice Reports - 8/12/2005

Looks like it was a day for the defense to dominate and the offense to sputter. Also, as you would expect, some minor injuries are starting to add up to reducing practice time for a few players.

And with Friday's practice marking the first session of many this season in full pads, Mike Capshaw writes a nice article about Separating The Men From The Boys. The quotes near the end of the story about Felix Jones are especially impressive:

Freshman tailback Felix Jones broke away for several nice gains, according to teammates, during full-team drills. He showed plenty of speed in shorts, but everybody wanted to see what he could do in full pads against a defense.

Apparently, he didn't disappoint.

"Felix is phenomenal, just amazing to me," Vaughn said. "I see a young guy with tons of talent and potential who ran hard (Friday) with the ball and when you get close to tackle him, he just puts it in another gear and runs away from you.

"He's going to be exciting for fans here at Arkansas for years to come."

Also:

Dudley Dawson: UA Friday Grid Report, 8/12 (subscription)
Trey Biddy: Pressure defense (subscription)
Robbie Neiswanger: Nutt Not Happy With Mistakes
Nate Allen: Turnovers plague Arkansas offense at full-pads practice
Scott Cain: Injuries, heat take their toll

Updated 8/13/05 10:00 a.m. - Added additional links.