Fall Camp Recap: Week 2

Again, Jonathan Okanes at BearTalk and Andrew Kim and Matt Kawahara at the Daily Cal have been doing a spectacular job with Fall Camp coverage. It’s the best I’ve seen in a while Daily Cal’s video interviews with the coaching staff and players have been helpful as well. Definitely check them out if you want up to date info and notes as to what’s happened in camp so far.

For your convenience, a quick summary of all that transpired in Week 2:

-Jahvid continues to amaze at practice and is shaping up to meet the team’s hopes in terms of health, and exceed everyone else’s in terms of performance. Ted Miller at ESPN has a pretty good piece on him in his blog today.

-The QB Competition is heating up, with both QBs stepping up their game after having been unimpressive for a period over the weekend. Kevin Riley, in particular has been coming on very strong, and has had a few better days than Longshore recently. All in all, it’s what you want to hear from camp reports regarding a QB battle—both QBs stepping up their game.

-The kicking competition also continues with Jordan Kay and freshman David Seawright. The expected starter should be decided after Cal’s final scrimmage tomorrow on Tuesday.

-Both units are seeing their share of injury, although none appear to be as serious as what’s happened to a few players in LA (cough jock itch). A few of the injuries: Mika Kane (ankle sprain), Derrick Hill (ankle sprain), Worrell Williams (abdominal strain – has returned), Syd’Quan Thompson (sprained shoulder), Marcus Ezeff (thigh bruise – has returned), Michael Calvin (sprained toe), Tracy Slocum (turf toe – ouch)