First day of practice

Some observations from Day 1 of practice with the Huskies, who were just in helmets. Pads will debut Sunday.

Defensive end Kendall Reyes looked good. He frequently beat his man to apply pressure on the quarterback. If the redshirt freshman develops nicely this year, the Huskies will have serious depth at the position with Cody Brown, Lindsey Witten and Julius Williams.

Watching the quarterbacks, the amount each has had in the system was evident. Tyler Lorenzen is heads above the field. He has greater poise and showed considerable leadership. He communicated with the coaches and his unit between snaps. He did throw a pick on a pass intended for Kashif Moore. Good throw, but Darius Butler was in position early and got underneath Moore. Butler ran teh ball back 35 yards.

Cody Endres was the next best. Sure, it's just one day, but how these guys build on Friday over the next month will determine a lot of what the Huskies can and cant's do. Endres found Alex Molina, of Waterford, for a nice pass down the right sideline for about 35 yards.

Zach Frazer looked so-so, at best. He doesn't have great touch and it looked like he was squeezing the ball a bit too much. Maybe he's rusty, which is bad since most guys worked hard over the summer. It got me thinking why a Notre Dame-caliber QB transfers and decides between UConn and Cincy? Where was Penn State in the discussion?

Brandon Dillon and Keith Gray had a little smack talking. That was about the extent of the rough stuff from the players, who angered coach Randy Edsall with lackluster effort. At one juncture, Edsall yelled, "This is our tempo; not your tempo from the summer. Get into it."

Tony Ciaravino nailed a 50-yard field goal. Dave Teggert tried to match him, but was wide left.

Robbie Frey had a nice 35-yard run up the middle into the end zone.