University of Delaware Athletics
Blue-White Spring Game Provides Plenty of Excitement
4/24/2023 3:35:00 PM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware football team wrapped up its spring season on Friday evening with the annual Blue-White Spring Game. In front of a strong contingent of UD faithful, the Blue Hens put on a great show of what to expect during the upcoming 2023 season.
"I think we really focused in on the details and focused on our attention to detail and making sure we had intention every time we went out to the practice field this year," said Head Coach Ryan Carty. "I think it started to show as the progression of spring came along and culminated with today which was energetic. I thought we played hard out there on both sides of the ball. I think there were good things on both sides of the ball and I think there were bad things on both sides of the ball."
The evening started with a fun meet and greet in the Whitney Athletic Center where fans had the opportunity to meet with several Delaware alums. The list of attending alumni included former All-Americans, current and former NFL players and Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame members.
The on-field action featured Delaware's offense against the defense. Quarterbacks Ryan O'Connor and Zach Marker completed several long passes downfield to multiple receivers to display the diversity of talent on the offense. O'Connor hooked up with Kym Wimberly for a 24-yard, highlight-reel touchdown catch and Marker connected with Matt Carlino for a scoring pass of his own.
The Blue Hens featured multiple explosive runs out of the backfield with Marcus Yarns and Jo'Nathan Silver breaking tackles for long gains. Silver found the end zone on long runs of 18 and 28 yards.
Delaware's special teams were also on display as Nate Reed was a perfect 4-for-4 on field goal attempts.
Defensively, Jared Duncan had a strong game in the secondary with a pass breakup in the end zone and multiple big hits to keep the offense from big gains. Christian Pierce also had a breakup on a deep pass attempt while the duos of Jackson Taylor and Jack Hall, as well as Steven Rose Jr. and Alex Villas combined for tackles in the backfield.
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