Posted by mike on 3/11/2008, 8:25 am, in reply to "SJ Mercury: San Jose State In Search Of Signal Caller"
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Ryno will be back at full strength in the fall. The coaches just want him to be careful until he is fully healed from the surgery
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: San Jose State in search of a signal caller
:
: Reed and La Secla the front-runners to
: replace Tafralis
:
: By Laurence Miedema
: Mercury News
:
: The quarterback search is on.
:
: San Jose State opens spring camp today, and
: with the bulk of last season's 5-7 squad
: returning the biggest issue facing the
: program is finding a replacement for Adam
: Tafralis. Cal transfer Kyle Reed and
: sophomore Jordan La Secla are the
: front-runners to fill the shoes of the
: school's all-time passing leader, but this
: position battle unquestionably will carry
: into the fall.
:
: "We're not going to find a quarterback
: in the spring," said Coach Dick Tomey,
: who enters his fourth season at SJSU.
: "But we'll start accumulating
: evidence."
:
: The biggest mystery man is Reed, who was one
: of three high-profile transfers who sat out
: last season.
:
: Reed, 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, was considered
: one of the top two-way threats in the
: country coming out of Oakland's McClymonds
: High in 2004, and like USC defensive end
: Jeff Schweiger and Oregon State cornerback
: Coye Francies, Reed often turned heads on
: scout-team duty last fall. But unlike the
: pair of senior defensive players, Reed, a
: junior, has yet to play as a collegian.
:
: "We just don't know that much about
: him," Tomey said. "But we like
: what we've seen."
:
: Coaches also are high on La Secla, a
: 6-foot-3, 198-pound sophomore who has a
: strong arm and showed poise in a handful of
: mop-up appearances last fall.
:
: Also in the mix are senior Sean Flynn,
: junior Myles Eden and junior Chad Bozzo.
:
: None of the candidates has significant game
: experience, so Tomey will take the unusual
: tact
: of allowing the defense to hit the
: quarterbacks during workouts.
: "We need to know who can avoid the rush
: and perform with people around them,"
: Tomey said.
:
: Finding someone to run the football also is
: a priority after SJSU's run game finished
: 112th among 119 Division I-A programs last
: fall.
:
: Former 1,000-yard rusher Yonus Davis, who
: missed almost all of last season because of
: an ankle injury, won't be in camp. Tomey
: said SJSU probably won't learn whether the
: senior's request for a medial hardship will
: be granted until the summer.
:
: Patrick Perry, who missed all of last season
: because of a knee injury, will participate
: in a limited role this spring.
:
: Most of the work in camp will go to
: converted linebacker Chris Reese, Dominique
: Hunsucker, who played safety and running
: back last season, and Cameron Island.
:
: The primary issues on defense will be to
: identify candidates to help retool the
: linebacker corps and possibly a replacement
: for hard-hitting safety Jonathan Harris.
: Tomey said Harris, who was third on the team
: in tackles, has left the team indefinitely
: for personal reasons.
:
: The linebacker corps will have a vastly
: different look with Matt Castelo and
: Demetrius Jones having exhausted their
: eligibility and Ryno Gonzalez still
: recuperating from a foot injury. Justin Cole
: made huge strides after moving from
: defensive end to linebacker late last
: season.
:
: Several other linebacker hopefuls could
: raise their stock this spring before several
: heralded recruits arrive this fall.
:
: "Our No. 1 priority in spring is to
: create competition at every position,"
: Tomey said. "This is an opportunity for
: a lot of guys to step up to the plate."
:
:
: _________________________________________________
:
:
: FIRST LOOK
:
: Here is a look at several San Jose State
: players who could help themselves the most
: in spring camp, which begins today.
:
: Kyle Reed, quaterback: The Cal transfer is
: mobile and has a strong arm but needs to
: show the coaches he can succeed under fire.
:
: Jordan LaSecla, quaterback: Has impressed
: since arriving at SJSU and could distance
: himself because of his knowledge of the
: offense.
:
: Chris Rees, running back: The converted
: linebacker redshirted last fall and could be
: the tough, inside runner SJSU lacked last
: season.
:
: Devin Newsome, safety: Played 10 games
: last season, mostly at cornerback, but could
: push for a starting role if Jonathan Harris
: doesn't return.
:
: Steven Lightsy, offensive tackle: The only
: recruit form the 2008 signing class who is
: in camp will get plenty of reps because of
: injuries on the line.
:
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