From early in practice on Friday, when the 2016 Mountain Hawks were performing tackling drills on what looked like huge red padded human-sized donuts, the defense brought the energy to the practice field on what was a beautiful Friday afternoon in the Lehigh Valley. From the drills to the scrimmages, rising senior LB Colton Caslow and rising senior CB Brandon Leaks stood out in terms of their energy level, flying to the ball. On one play during the scrimmage I saw, Caslow nearly took out someone holding up a down marker as he left his feet, trying to get at the offensive player. On another, Leaks made a break on his receiver to give the Brown side a chance to crow against the White-jerseyed offense. Though the contact has been "very limited", coach Coen said the tackling practices have been making a difference thus far in the spring season. "I was very happy with our defense," head coach Andy Coen told me. "I believe our veteran players really ...
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