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Mississippi
State Football News
August 19, 2006
CROOM TAKES LONG LOOK AT RUNNERS IN FINAL SCRIMMAGE
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom
took a long look at his reserve halfbacks during the Bulldogs' final camp
scrimmage Saturday, trying to discern who would work behind starter Brandon
Thornton when the team opens the season a week from Thursday.
"We've still got a lot of work to do, but I wanted to take a look at the
running game today," Croom said. "Some guys didn't get a good look last
week and we wanted to see them extensively today. A couple of guys piqued
our interest."
State's offense scored four touchdowns during the 90-minute controlled
scrimmage, two through the air and two on the ground. Michael Henig threw
both TD passes, one each to Keon Humphries and Eric Butler. Freshman
halfback Anthony Dixon and reserve quarterback Tray Rutland tallied the
rushing scores.
A mix of units was paired against one another throughout the scrimmage,
starting drives at various locations on the field. Only on two occasions
were the first units on the field at the same time, each coming away with a
victory. On their first set, the defense held the offense to 8 yards and
forced a punt. On the second, the offense went 65 yards on seven plays,
capped by Butler's 14-yard scoring catch.
But there was no question that the coaching staff wanted to concentrate
heavily on the running game. The State offense ran the football 72 times in
102 total snaps. Dixon led the parade of ground gainers, rushing 31 times
for 145 yards, but walk-on Justin Williams was equally impressive, gaining
85 yards on 12 carries.
SCORING
Humphries 53 pass from Henig (Carlson PAT)
Butler 14 pass from Henig (Carlson PAT)
Dixon 2 rush (no PAT attempted)
Rutland 3 rush (no PAT attempted)
RUSHING - Dixon 31-145 TD, Williams 12-85, Stallworth 9-29, Ducre 11-27,
Rutland 4-(-7) TD, Henig 5-(-17).
PASSING - Henig 12-20-0 168 2TD, Rutland 5-10-1 41.
RECEIVING - Humphries 3-86 TD, Butler 2-33 TD, Long 3-27, Hart 3-24, Burks
2-28, Conner 2-14, Smith 1-(-1), Dixon 1-(-2).
TACKLES - Kyles 12, Bailey 11, Bowser 5, Hannibal 4, Horton 4, Littlejohn 4,
Wesley 4, Anthony Johnson 3, Washington 3, Pegues 3, Powell 3, Hill 3,
Chaney 3, Culberson 2, Robinson 2,Yarbrough 2, Chambers 2, Brown 2, M. Heard
2, Burns 2, Odom 2, Jarvis Williams 2, Marshall Brown 2, Mark Brown 1, Smith
1, Prince 1, Love 1, Glanton 1, Fitzhugh 1, D. Heard 1, Rice 1, Jer. Johnson
1, Antonio Johnson 1.
INTERCEPTIONS - Yarbrough 1-31.
SACKS - Burns 1-6, Love 1-4, Brown 1-4, M. Heard 1-4, Robinson 1-3, Chaney
1-2.
TACKLES FOR LOSS - Hannibal 1-4, Prince 1-3, Culberson 1-3, Rice 1-1, Bailey
.5-2, Odom .5-1.
PASS BREAK UPS - Rice 1, D. Heard 1, Chambers 1.
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