Ryan Williams Headlines Hokies' Spring Game

by furrer4heisman on Apr 25, 2009 4:37 PM EDT Comment 2 comments

Ryan Williams' results in Saturday's spring game lived up to expectations.

The freshman running back had a 56-yard touchdown catch on his first touch in a Tech spring game and compiled 151 total yards to lead Maroon to a 13-7 win over White in the 2009 Virginia Tech spring game. The ~~White~~ Maroon offense had only 187 total yards, 36 from players other than Williams.

Williams had two catches for 66 yards and carried the ball 10 times for 85 yards, including runs of 36 and 13 yards. His touchdown catch on Maroon's first play from scrimmage was the only points the Maroon offense scored Saturday. The deciding points came when Kam Chancellor forced a fumble by White running back Zac Evans which was returned for a 20-yard touchdown by Antoine Hopkins.

White had a chance to win on the final play of the game after driving to the Maroon 10 yard line with one second remainin. Tyrod Taylor tried to run for a tying touchdown, but was down by touch at the two.

Taylor completed 16 of 33 passes for 188 yards and a three-yard TD pass to Dyrell Roberts. Six of Taylor's last seven passes were incomplete on the game's final drive.

Roberts had four catches for 65 yards, including the touchdown and another 40 yard reception from Taylor.

On defense, Bill Roth said after the game he was impressed by the play of Maroon linebacker Jake Johnson, who had four tackles, including one for a loss. In addition to the touchdown, Hopkins had five tackles and two sacks.

2nd team All-ACC running back Darren Evans didn't play Saturday after injuring a finger earlier this week.

Who impressed you at the spring game? Obviously Williams lived up to his billing. Were there other players who surprised you? Were there some players you were disappointed in?

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Williams was on the Maroon team, not the White. He is a beast, you would be surprised how hard is for ppl to tackle him :).
The kicking game was horrible 2 missed field goals :( one was off the right upright the other was just off (25 yarder at that). The kickoff guy on the Maroon team was good, the initial kick off was for a touch back, the second time the kick was in the end zone again but Roberts caught it and ran to about the 40 yard line with the ball.
Markus Davis also made some good catches fro the white, Boykin made one big catch and dropped 2 -3 balls. The QB play was inconsistent, TT needs to work on accuracy.
Overall imo the offense struggled because we have a top notch defense, which also is a bit worrying because if we have to play a top defensive team we might be in trouble.
The weather was also freaking hot like 90 or so..

by mainaman on Apr 26, 2009 9:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Small thoughts...

…first, Jake Johnson is a stud…period. He’s going to be a stand out player for us for sure.

Ryan, well, simply put, is the REAL DEAL. Man he is fast…really fast…and very, very strong. For those who didn’t get to make it, there were many times that Williams was caught at the line or right past the line only to drive 5 defensive guys back and extra 3-6 yards. He is a phenom.

As for TT’s accuracy and performance, I do agree with mainaman. However, we need to remember that Tyrod AND Ju-Ju are scramblers and when you take away that ability you throw them off. At least that is what I keep telling myself! One thing is for sure though, he

Davis is a stud. He is HUGE looking on the field and I believe he is going to be another major stand out player by mid-season. He reeks of athleticism and really moves and runs like there isn’t a position he couldn’t fill. He’s quite impressive.

by mightyhokie on Apr 27, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs