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RE: Bryant v Prater
2 different takes.

From the Enquirer:
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/...526514002/

Quarterback competition

With Desmond Ridder looking on just a few yards behind them, Evan Prater and Ben Bryant continued their friendly yet uber-competitive battle to be the team's starting quarterback for the 2022 season.

Prater led the first-team offense onto the field at the start of the scrimmage and tossed a 40-yard touchdown to wide receiver Tyler Scott.

With defensive coordinator Mike Tressel's defensive backs in cover one (man-to-man coverage except for a safety playing accordingly), Scott ran a double-move and broke away freely along the sideline toward the end zone.

Prater was the sharper of the two quarterbacks, tossing two touchdowns and making several plays with his legs.

Bryant, who started the second half with the first-team offense, also got in the end zone. But it was Toledo native Brady Lichtenberg who stole the show behind center.


From SI.om:
https://www.si.com/college/cincinnati/fo...pring-game

No Ground Gained At QB

Prater got the first series of reps on Saturday in the Sheakley Athletic Center, but he didn't wrestle control of the starting job by any means. Both quarterbacks primarily operated from the shotgun throughout the afternoon and didn't have a ton of time to operate.

They largely stuck to quick passing routes to tight ends and running backs near the line of scrimmage. Each quarterback was largely accurate on those throws, while Prater flashed his running ability on multiple quick draws. He needed that speed on an afternoon where Walt Stewart's defensive line lived in the backfield.

I thought Prater did show a little bit more refinement when the two did get a chance to chuck it deep. The young passer hit sophomore tight end Chamon Metayer on a deep TD and threw another silky corner route TD to junior wide receiver Tyler Scott.

"It goes back and forth day-to-day," UC quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli said. "Throughout the spring you gotta look at their body of work, and both of those guys are doing a great job. At the end of the day I think that's what makes our team unique—is that we got depth at positions."

Bryant made things happen in the red zone. He won that portion of the day with sound decision-making, all while throwing a nice TD in the corner of the endzone to Metayer on a deep-drag route. The battle wages on and it looks like it'll be a close one in fall camp.
 
04-10-2022 10:11 AM
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