BCUGridIron Continues #CatsCamp: Day Five

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida – Two days removed from the first scrimmage of #CatsCamp 2018, Bethune-Cookman Football participated in Dace Five of fall camp on Monday, Aug. 6, inside the practice fields of the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex.
 
With the defense controlling a majority of the action in Saturday's scrimmage, Head Coach Terry Sims was seen "in his element" on Monday. He spent much of the 28-period practice session with the linebackers and cornerbacks, respectfully.
 
"Use your hands HERE, not here," he was seen expressing to the younger players. "Defensive backs have to be aggressive, but can't hold!"
 
The former secondary coach of the Wildcats as an assistant before taking the helm in December 2014, Sims showed his defensive backs how to perform drills. He showed where the hands needed to be. And he showed passion when talking about the secondary position, as a former secondary player himself in college.
 
"Naturally, I seem to gravitate towards the defensive side of the ball. Namely, the defensive backs," Sims joked. "But as the head coach, I have to continue to keep a watchful eye over everything, while still allowing my assistant coaches to teach. It's difficult at times because you want to go to your natural place, if that makes sense. But sitting back, you can watch everything. And then it just comes to you to move towards another area that may need some extra attention."
 
In 7-on-7 drills, the defensive backs were beaten at times by the young and speedy receivers of the Wildcats. But it was the veterans the likes of Elliott Miller as cornerbacks that showed the younger secondary players how-t-, so to speak.
 
The defensive line was with assistant coach Earl Lane, while they performed several moves with the offensive line, coached in their first year by assistant coach Prince Pearson. The offensive line may be young, but they worked vigorously with Pearson, and the growth in less than a week of camp has been evident.
 
"Prince [Pearson] is a guy that gets after it with his players," said Sims. "He's extremely knowledgeable of the offensive line part of the game, and he's a true hands-on guy. I feel very confident in leaving him with those guys because he is just a proven coach in that position."
 
BCU continues #CatsCamp 2018 on Tuesday afternoon back at the New Smyrna Beach Athletic Complex. A time for practice will be posted later this evening via social media.
 
The Maroon and Gold open the season Saturday, Sept. 1, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee with the Cats taking on the Tennessee State Tigers out of the Ohio Valley Conference. The game will be played as the John Merritt Classic hosted by TSU.
 
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