#CanesCamp Notebook (August 10)
#CANESCAMP NOTES
- #100Days Countdown to Kickoff: 20 days (Miami opens 2013 season Aug. 30 vs. FAU at 8 p.m. on ESPNU)
- The Canes participated in hat/jog walk-thru for Saturday’s practice, wearing shells with no pads.
- Junior DL David Perry, sophomore DB Deon Bush and sophomore RB Brandon Yosha were in red (non-contact) jerseys Saturday.
- Former Canes safety JoJo Nicolas was in attendance.
- Miami will hold the first of two preseason scrimmages Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at Greentree Practice Fields (closed).
- Junior DL Ufomba Kamalu (Butler CC), graduate DE David Gilbert (Wisconsin) and graduate DT Justin Renfrow (Virginia) participated in their first #CanesCamp practice Saturday.
QUOTABLES
Al Golden on the schedule…
“It’s very compact right now. Six days left to establish whether or not you’re coming out of the smoke. It’s a big deal.”
Golden on who might step up in Sunday’s scrimmage…
“I don’t know. It’s always different. Everything happens fast. There’s no one coaching you before the play or after the play. Coaches are on the sideline. We’re going to find out who can manage it and who can excel in those types of situations.”
Golden on the defense…
“It’s not even the same group. You can’t even compare it to last year. The biggest challenge for our defense and for our defensive staff is to let last year go… It’s not even the same group in terms of maturity, size, experience, strength, poise, or communication.”
Denzel Perryman on his weight…
“I put on, like, 10 pounds and I’m still running the same numbers…I feel like a wrecking ball.”
Art Kehoe on Sunny Odogwu…
“You just have to be around Sunny to see what he’s like. He’s very intense and very outgoing and loveable, but when he wants to compete he’s a really competitive guy. I think once he starts understanding all the aspects of what we’re doing out here I think he’s going to be a dangerous guy because he’s so big and talented… Some kids you have to get them to the water to drink. He wants to be good, he wants to be a good player so he’s going to be good faster than he probably should be.”
