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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Haywood not happy about Miami turnovers
The Miami University first- and second-string offense committed four turnovers during the Pigskin Scrimmage today, Aug. 21 at Yager Stadium, which was one of the few bright spots for a first-string defense that gave up touchdowns on two of the first three possessions.
“Last year we barely got any turnovers,” junior linebacker Jerrell Wedge noted. “This year people are tackling the ball more.”
Miami coach Michael Haywood, however, saw the turnovers — two lost fumbles and two interceptions (one apiece by junior free safety Anthony Kokal and true freshman cornerback Dayonne Nunley) — more as a bad thing for his offense than a good thing for his defense
With the season opener at Florida just two weeks away, this isn’t the time for Miami’s quarterbacks, running backs and receivers to start giving away the ball.
“I’m always concerned about turnovers, when you give back so many balls, get the ball stripped,” Haywood said. “It’s techniques and fundamentals. Catch the ball with your hands and tuck the ball in.
“It’s going to be addressed,” he promised. “We have practice (Sunday), we’re going to give the players off on the first day of class on Monday, and we’ll come back and start preparing for Florida on Tuesday and we’re going to definitely address (the turnovers). We’re going to make sure we get it corrected.”
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