| USU
football concludes spring drills with 'home' team winning
scrimmage
By C.
Jake Williams
April 14, 2008 | The USU football team wrapped up
its spring drills Friday with the annual Blue and White
Scrimmage. The home team won -- a spectacle not seen
in Romney Stadium last season -- by the score of 14-10.
Stanley Morrison, a redshirt freshman playing wide
receiver, scored both home-team touchdowns. Quarterback
Sean Setzer found Morrison late in the scrimmage on
a screen pass, and Morrison turned the corner for what
became the winning touchdown.
"I think he opened some eyes today," head coach Brent
Guy said of Morrison.
Setzer is competing with three other Aggies for the
2008 starting role, but his touchdown toss was accompanied
by an early interception.
The visiting Aggie squad, unable to get into the end
zone, converted a 30-yard Chris Ullinski field goal
for a 3-0 lead. The home team trailed 10-0 after running
back Derrick Cumbee's 28-yard scamper before Morrison's
twin scores sealed a victory.
"We finished strong when we needed it," said Setzer.
The Aggies showcased their newfound depth at almost
every position simply by holding the 98-play scrimmage.
In years past, the Aggies lacked sufficient linemen,
for example, to hold a game-type simulation.
"This is really the first time we've had the format,
the ability to play what looks like a game," said Guy.
"We have a lot of depth."
The Aggies are coming off a 2-10 season, including
a winless record at home.
The new season begins Aug. 30 at UNLV.
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