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area that gives Brian Kelly peace of mind. With a number of players getting time on the field, the unit as a whole did its job in pass protec- tion and didn't allow a sack. The big boys also produced creases in the running game to the tune of 239 yards. Senior Zack Martin (left tackle), senior Chris Watt (left guard), fifth- year senior Mike Golic Jr. (filled in at center for fifth-year senior Braxs- ton Cave, who sat out as a precau- tion after coming back from foot surgery), sophomore Nick Martin (right guard) and junior Christian Lombard (right tackle) comprised the first group. Redshirt freshman Jordan Prestwood stepped in at left tackle, junior Bruce Heggie came in at left guard, redshirt freshman junior Conor Hanratty got time at right guard and Tate Nichols, who redshirted as a freshman and missed all of 2011 with a shoulder injury, lined up at right tackle with the sec- ond group. Rushing G. Atkinson III C. Wood Golson Kiel Hendrix Riddick Toma Rees Team Totals Passing Golson Rees Kiel 39 259 20 239 6.1 1 Com. Att. Yds. TD Int. Long 127 52 30 15 13 17 4 1 0 Hendrix Totals Receiving Riddick Koyack Daniels Lee Welch G. Atkinson III Eifert Fitzpatrick Toma Jones Smith C. Wood Totals 36 MAY 2012 No. Yds. Avg. TD Long 8 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 27 48 312 3 63 15 14 10 9 27 312 11.6 3 38 54 56 47 11 13 11 9 7 3 0 13.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 3.0 0.0 120 84 57 51 18.0 28.0 23.5 5.5 7.9 9.5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 25 31 29 6 13 11 9 7 3 0 31 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 4 10.4 4.2 5.0 6.5 1.8 4.0 8.3 -4 -1.0 -4.0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 5 4 31 29 25 25 31 No. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long 15 5 6 3 2 5 1 1 1 Offense 3 124 52 25 15 13 9 4 1 30 20 9 8 10 9 4 0 30 -4 mands that kind of unit cohesive- ness. It's starting to show itself in the running game and pass protec- tion. When you go into a game and you know you've got all the answers up front on the offensive and defen- sive line, it gives you a pretty good feeling as a coach." backer Anthony Rabasa finished the spring game third on the team in tackles, with six, and he added a fumble recovery. The 6-3, 240-pounder from Miami drew praise from head coach Brian Kelly, as did classmate and fellow inside linebacker Jarrett Grace, a Cincin- Redshirt freshman inside line- FRESH DEFENSIVE FACES INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Punting Turk Brindza Field Goals Tausch Brindza Name Moore Brian Kelly said. "It's the group that really, if you look at all the details, they probably have that down as well as any unit. They do the little things right. It's a very solid unit. It's a cohesive unit. "Coach [Harry] Hiestand de- "It's the cohesion," head coach nati native who is the same size and also redshirted in 2011. Grace re- corded three tackles. "Couple guys that stood out, An- thony Rabasa, he plays really strong at the point of attack and did a really nice job," Kelly said. "Jarrett Grace is all over the field. "[Also] I think we saw Ishaq Wil- liams and his ability to drop in cov- erage. He's athletic. He's really come on for us." Williams finished with three stops, an interception and a fumble recov- ery. In addition, rising juniors Ken- dall Moore and Lo Wood impressed at linebacker and cornerback, respec- tively. Moore notched a team-high eight stops, while Wood made seven tackles and broke up two passes in the end zone. "If the ball gets funneled out to him, we feel like we've got a really good tackler out there," Kelly said of Wood. "He tackles very well. He's an aggressive kid, and he's not afraid to put his helmet on." ✦ No. Yds. Avg. Long I20 TB 3 1 138 41 Qtr. 1 2 12:35 Time 3:07 L. Wood Rabasa C. Salvi Councell Collinsworth Calabrese McDaniel Farley J. Atkinson Williams Grace Schmidt Schwenke McCarthy Spond Romeo Utupo Motta Totals Lewis-Moore Nix III Jackson Little Stockton Day Solo Assist Total TFL-Yds. FR-Yds. Int.-Yds. 5 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 28 70 2.0-2 3-0 3-9 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 — — — 2 — — — 2 — — — 2 — — — 2 — — — 1 — — — 1 — — — 0 — — — 0 — — — 0 — — — 0 — — — 0 — — — 0 — — — 0 — — — BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED Defense 8 7 — — — 6 — 1-0 — 5 — — 1-0 4 1.0-1 — — 4 — — — 4 — — — 3 — — — 3 — — 1-7 3 — — — 3 — 1-0 1.0-1 1-0 — 1-2 46.0 41.0 56 41 22 yards 30 yards Dist. 1 1 1 0 Missed Result Good