— The coach described the depth there as "growing in a positive way."
Peyton Newell is certainly in that equation.
Khalil Davis could be. True freshman
Deontre Thomas "absolutely" could factor in at that position.
"Really quick," Riley said of Thomas. "Good change of pace with Mick and Deontre. Good change of pace."
— Riley was careful with his words in saying who stood out Friday. The first name he mentioned was junior wide receiver
Stanley Morgan. "Every thing we think about Stanley looked like that today." And while redshirt freshman
JD Spielman made a couple of mistakes route-wise, "playmaking ability was out there front and center again today."
— Riley is excited about the growth of redshirt freshman
Tony Butler at corner, and thinks that position switch looks like a positive move. "Which we really needed. Have needed that. So that's a good thing." Asked about third-year sophomore Avery Anderson's work at corner, the coach noted he was elevating himself in the conversation. "I'm glad you brought his name up, because he's in that mix, because it's made that position, it's made us feel better about it."