The linebacker group includes a pair of true freshmen. Obviously, he has been a guy that people know here for a while, and taking those steps, just like kind of Cam and Wes, to be a guy that 'hey, when you go in, are you are you acting like an SEC veteran?' We are looking for that in our room.” “ Desmond Tisdol, we have been working on him. “Just coming and being a new guy, it's learning a whole new language. “ Eugene Asante is another individual who it has been great to see him understand the defense further than he did in the spring,” Robinson said about the junior transfer from North Carolina. (Photo: Jason Caldwell/Inside The Auburn Tigers, 247Sports) North Carolina transfer LB Eugene Asante gets a drink on a hot day of practice. “I was really excited to see how he would communicate with other people and I have found ways to rotate our guys,” the coach said. “He obviously filled in for Owen in a huge role in spring practice and been working on his leadership abilities, going from a guy that was a role player to a guy that is going to take significant reps for us this fall. “ Wesley Steiner has done a great job as well,” Robinson said. He is a 6-0, 237 junior from Warner Robins, Ga. In the spring Wesley Steiner got plenty of chances to show the coaches what he can do. I am proud of the steps that he has taken.” “He has put on some weight and he has really taken the steps that we really wanted him to, to be a guy that understands he is going to be out there for us every game and to know that he belongs in this league and that he should go and perform at a high level. “He has changed his body,” Robinson said of Riley. “I am very proud of him and the strides that he has taken to come back into being conditioned and ready to perform so he has done an awesome job with that,” the coach said.Ĭam Riley, bigger this year as a 6-5, 230-plus junior, is making a push for a bigger role with last year’s starters Zakoby McClain and Chandler Wooten trying to make NFL rosters. “Obviously, getting Owen ( Pappoe) back from the spring was huge in terms of leadership, in terms of how he makes other people feel when he is out there with them,” Robinson said of the senior, who started every game as a freshman and sophomore before being limited in 2021 due to an injury that kept him sidelined through spring drills of this year. “The emphasis has been progress, and coming out of the spring–really wanted to see a lot of guys take the strides, and obviously a lot of guys did a great job this summer with Coach Pit (strength and conditioning coach Jeff Pitman) and his staff and getting faster, stronger and going over the details as a group.
BIGGER TEXT TWEETEN FULL
“It has been productive,” Robinson said of his overview after a full week of practice.
The coach also noted his group is making progress in learning their alignments and assignments.
AUBURN, Alabama–Heading into the first scrimmage of preseason camp for the Auburn football team, the Tigers’ first-year linebackers coach, Christian Robinson, noted his guys are eager to show what they can do in a full contact situation.
0 kommentar(er)
