Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns held spring practice No. 12 on Monday afternoon. The team has just two more practices remaining before the Spring Game on Saturday.

The Cajuns worked for two hours over 11 periods on Monday. Practice started with an accountability session where the team corrected various problems from Saturday’s scrimmage.

Monday’s work concluded with three consecutive team periods, including a pair of two-minute drills.

“I didn’t think we were very consistent on Saturday,” offensive coordinator Ron Hudson stated. “We were sloppy with our execution, so the focus today was to fix that problem.

“We shifted some offensive lineman around to correct some of the procedural problems we were having. I thought our execution was good (in practice), even with some guys in new positions.

“We were more physical from the start and it showed.”

The offense found success against the defense in the team varsity periods and it was evident their confidence was growing.

“We scored right away in the first team period,” Hudson said. “I thought we moved the ball well all day. The guys took what they learned on Saturday and focused during practice.”

Usually the first two-minute drill of the spring is very difficult on the offense. Players are still learning the hurried formations and that works to the advantage of the defense. On Monday, the offense was able to move down the field during both two-minute drills and kick a short field goal with time to spare. Sophomore quarterback Chris Masson directed one drive, while redshirt freshman Blaine Gauthier found success on the other.

“The defense came at us,” Hudson explained. “I’m proud of our offense for the poise they showed.”

The team will practice on Wednesday at 3:30pm and on Friday at 3pm. Spring football will come to a close with the Spring Game on Saturday at noon.


UL Press