Sunday, August 17, 2008

Defense starts, offense finishes in UAPB scrimmage

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff head football coach Monte Coleman.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff offense apparently didn’t get the message that head coach Monte Coleman’s first scrimmage at the school started at 6:15 p.m. The Golden Lion defense set the tone by only giving up one touchdown in the first half. Then the offense responded to a short field for most of the second half, taking the Saturday scrimmage 37-6.

“It was probably jitters, and I had jitters, too,” Coleman said. “I walked on the field, and it felt like the Super Bowl. My stomach was turning, so it was probably jitters.”

The defense gained confidence right from the start. Junior transfer Larry Jenkins intercepted Jonathan Moore on the first play of the scrimmage and returned the ball 35 yards for the touchdown.

“That’s something that we have not done since I’ve been here and that’s score on defense,” Coleman said.

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