Satterfield called Louisville’s running backs make for “the most competitive room in our building.” It’s deep and talented, as evidenced by Jalen Mitchell’s three touchdowns in Sunday’s scrimmage and one from Tennessee transfer Tiyon Evans. That leads to a lot of hits on a guys who’s critical to the Cardinals’ offense.īeyond that, though, Louisville looks to have more and better weapons than last season’s 6-7 team did, and Satterfield wants to deploy - and maximize - as many of them as he can. The desire to keep Cunningham in place is twofold.įirst, it theoretically limits some wear and tear on a quarterback who carried the ball 173 times last season. Cunningham wasn’t perfect - linebacker Dorian Jones intercepted him and returned the pick for a score - but he was showed discipline staying put, and that’s been a key teaching point this spring. He planted and threw over the middle for a TD to tight end Marshon Ford. He stood in the pocket and hit wide receiver Tyler Harrell for a 40-yard touchdown. The team didn't track stats.Ĭunningham wore a green no-contact jersey meaning defenders couldn’t tackle him. U of L estimated about 3,500 fans came to watch an open practice and a controlled, situational scrimmage. He showed flashes of that comfort Sunday in what was less a “spring game” and more a practice with a soundtrack. Avery gets chance to shine in front of NFL scouts at pro day “And I think in order to get him to be able to do that, he’s got to do it every day. Let’s try to throw the ball down the field,’” Satterfield said. “I think there was times today he probably could have taken off and ran, but we’re really trying to stress ‘Hang in there, hang in there. Satterfield just needs Cunningham to stand still from time to time. Coach Scott Satterfield is no fool he isn’t trying to stop one of the nation’s most dynamic quarterbacks to stop running. With all respect to the guys on the other side of the ball, the Louisville quarterback had opportunities during his team’s Spring Showcase on Sunday at Cardinal Stadium to tuck the ball and take off with it.Īnd the evidence - Cunningham’s 1,031 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground last season - suggests it would’ve been pretty hard to stop.īut part of the point of this spring session has been for Cunningham to play with a hand - or maybe both feet - figuratively tied behind his back. View Gallery: Louisville Cardinal football's Spring scrimmage
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