let me know! I’d be happy to be a guide. It’s great out here.

Thanks! Its been so fun getting the kids settled here. There is so much to do, you forget you moved here and don't have to do everything all at once! I've never met Joe but I've been to the Twin Lotus Thai, great place. My plans are to creat a "California themed" jazz bar out here. It will be funded by my California burrito and tacos by day, Jazz at night. The good news is there is zero competition for Mexican food in this market. Once set up I plan to get local artists from the state and elsewhere for nightly performances. I'd love to have your kid come out for a couple shows :)

Rota is west of the Gib. Costa de Playa vs Costa del Sol.

Gotta get my place up so I can get my UC Davis flag going and have a place for all Aggies to come watch Aggie sports out here in Spain. Once I get up and running I welcome all of you to visit!

Viva from Espana! After two decades of serving outside the US, it was hard for me and the family to settle back in the states. When i served in Spain the family really fell in love with the place. Once I retired we decided to sell it all and retire out here. We are in southern Spain in a small town called Rota. Plan is to open my jazz bar next year pending the wonderful Spanish beaucracy! Life out here is great. Great for raising a family and travel is amazing. Taking the kids to London in a couple weeks to watch Hamilton (front row seats are like $100). Guess how much the flights are? $130 total for five seats!! Crazy right? You should definetly make the. move to Ireland. I love it up there. Be Bold!!! Do not go gently into the night!

I'm putting my money on the kid from Mater Dai or most likely an increase in TE targets.

I would love if the guys did an after practice video update on what they saw for the day's practice. Stream it on youtube. I'd watch.

What is up my fellow Aggies! I've moved to Spain and really missing all the Davis football news. Great to have this board to catch up.

I like Coach Les, but it’s time for some fresh blood. We need a new voice.

This is HUGE! I love Davis focusing on Folsom and local powerhouse high schools. We should be let the local schools kids know if they are good enough and have the grades they will get a shot to play here.

I went to grad school in Boston. This should be so much fun. I'll be there!

Good Rainy day to everyone! Sorry I cut my spring game notes off. I got busy talking to some alumni.

Notes from today Mon 4/20

Cleeland took all snaps today. He looked incredible. Full command of the offense. Multiple crisp throws both middle of the field and flats. Shows great running ability. I think he missed just a couple throws today but everall very good.

Gbatu #8 WR is our best player. What an absolute gem to have on our offense. Great hands, speed, and change of direction. I expect him to have a great year.

#13 Hennessy is right there. Runs good routes. Catches everything thrown his way.

Can I give a quick shot out to the coaches? Man, these guys know what they are doing. So much good coaching out there. The pace and organization is really great. Not much standing around. The emphasis on special teams is evident. Vast improvement.

OL is still a work in progress. The tackles to me are the weakest link. Edge constantly beats both tackles especially the left tackle. They are playing a lot of young guys so don’t read too much into it, but just note it.

DB. The DBs on this team are the best I’ve ever seen at Davis. Cofield is a legit D1 starter who could start on multiple top tier schools. He absolutely blanketed Gbatu on one play. Incredible talent.

I also like the Idaho transfer #1. This kid stands out on the field. He has excellent size and real nose for the football.

Kickers continue to impress. We have two legit kickers.

Soild practice nothing to exciting today.

-SG

Cleveland with a good drive. Stalls out.
Kollack comes back with a 15 yard scramble for TD.

Kollack opens with a pick. Long ball. 21 with the pick.

Good morning! It’s a beautiful day at Sochor field today!!

Good question. He was mostly lined up on the edge.

Wed 15 April

What an absolutely beautiful day at Davis today. Both squads came out with good energy.

QB Cleeland had an fantastic practice today. He was on target all day making plays with his arm and feet. Great footwork. He has a very RB build, similar to Christian McCaffery or Lan. Footwork is there. Decisions are quick after reads. He struggle with passes out in the flat missing a couple but other than that he was pretty good today.

QB Kollack had a tough day. He still ran with the first team, but had multiple picks and a fumbled snap. Can't always be perfect but today was probably his worst day I've seen so far.

The OL looked better today. #78 the FR was moving a bit better today. While the line wasn't dominating it wasn't getting blown off the ball. Couple sacks given up but overall the play was improved from previous practices.

#30 K with a booming kick into the endzone. Special teams looks vastly improved. Great drills in kicking, blocking kicks, and returns.

#13 Tyler Hennessy stood out with some great hands. He is a bit small but quick.

#22 WR PIckett with some great catches. The 6'4 WR could be a real weapon with his length.

#86 Pohlman looks good. He is being used and targeted frequently.

#2 LB Madruga looks good. He and #15 Jackson Sievers are fun to watch. They stand out on many plays.

#26 DB Brown with a couple nice plays.

#21 DB Slone with a nice pick off Kollack

#1 DB John the transfer out of Idaho looks the part. Tall and athletic he had some great breakups and was a missle slicing through the line for a tackle behind the line. Keep an eye on this kid.

#98 Ikegbu DL is the perfect compliment to #92 Mayo. He and #99 DL Parker look to solidity the interior defensive line. I like what I'm seeing here.

-SG

Pretty nice day today. Little cold but the sun broke out. Here are some notes from practice today. Monday 13 April:

Lots of special teams today. Great coaching on technique.

Folks we have a kicker! I think it was the FR #30 Hughes with multiple good kicks from the 30/40 yard line. Pretty strong leg.

Kollock took most 1st team reps today. He looks good for the most part. Lots of drops today by multiple receivers. Had a couple runs. Not superfast but has some running ability.

86 Pohlman was used a lot. 85 Khutsishvili with some drops.

Cleeland had some ups and downs. Some good throws and some misses. Either QB could start at this point, however to me it looks like Kollock has taken a bit of the lead.

16 Black-Glass the kid out of Fresno City College with a nice pick off Kollock.

27 Parnell with a nice catch.

13 McCormick with a nice break up. Good read.

Offensive line was 65 Porotesano LT, 60 Hassen, 52 Collier, 75 Fanua, 66 Thurston.

*Offensive line looks a bit overmatched. Defensive consistently beating OL off the line. Still early, but if there was one place I'd worry it would be the OL. I haven't seen the push off the line much. LT still seems iffy. Unit looks young.

The FR 78 Beverly kid is huge. His pads too high and he consistently gets beat off the line. Def needs some time in the weight room but the frame is there.

Porotesano will be key. Not sure who his back up is, but will be something to watch.

Defensive line looks promising. 99 Parker looks good. Like a giant meatball that is disruptive. 96 Few on the outside with some containment. 92 Mayo looks like the anchor of that unit. 42 McKenzie lined up as as DE. Lots of talent on the DL. Young but talented.

Overall the team looks good. It looks more talented than any Davis team I can remember, but they also look pretty young. It will be interesting to see how the team looks with the Conner brothers back.

-SG

I agree. Our DB's look like the strength of the defense. Very strong. I think our defense is going to be better than last year. I also think our special teams will better as well.

Quick updates from practice 4/8:

1. QB's look like head to head battle between Treynor Cleeland and Jackson Kollack. Kollack looks the part of a big time QB. Throws a pretty ball. Carries a bit of a swagger. . Cleeland has a strong arm, but missed some throws. Pretty good athlete. Can scramble. Eason looks 3rd string and left...looks like he pulled a hammy.

2. Offensive line is shaky. LT today was a problem, blown by and pushed around.. Def can tell this might be our weakest link on the team. Curious who the starting LT will be. Center had a number of bad snaps which resulted in QB's having to pick up the ball on the ground resulting in sack, blown up play, or scramble.

3. Drew Cofield with two great plays today. A great over the shoulder INT and a big tackle later in the flat. Both got sidelines hyped.

4. Keep an eye on Brayden Rosa #37 who was making plays all over the field. Had a nice sack. Very quick with a high motor.

5. Julian Fernandez made a great INT pick six. He is one big kid. The defense looks really good, but that's usually the case early in practice. Still, the overall talent on defense looks improved. Adding Rex and Porter will only make them stronger.

-SG

Just watched practice this morning. That new QB from Minn looks really good.

Can't say but, it's great news involving players we love. No FBS moves.