Offense shines in Blue and Gold Game, White wins 21-20
Michael Murphy
Issue date: 4/15/10 Section: Sports
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"It was a great crowd," Huesman said of the attendance. "They are loud, they are enthusiastic. I like them out there, and I know our players really appreciate this. They do notice it, and they do appreciate it."
The fans were not disappointed.
The Blue Team, featuring Chattanooga's first team offense, put on quite a show, despite losing the contest 21-20 to the White-the first team defense and second team offense.
"I don't think we played real well on defense," Huesman said. "We played well on offense. It looked like our backs made some cuts, and B.J. and Graham Nichols both threw the ball real well."
B.J. Coleman, a sophomore from Chattanooga, got things started quickly for the Blue, driving his team 54 yards into scoring position, but was picked off by defensive back D.J. Key, a freshman from Centerville, Tenn., in the end-zone.
"I think the throw on the interception wasn't real good because we were in field goal range," Huesman said. "You just can't take points off the board like that."
After the White Team took over, quarterback Graham Nichols, a freshman from Franklin, Tenn., connected with wide receiver Sloan Allison, a sophomore from Ooltewah, Tenn., for a 68-yard touchdown pass, giving the White a 7-0 lead.
Allison ended with six receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown, finishing as the White's leading receiver.
On next possession for the Blue, Coleman marched the team down the field again, before Key made another huge play for the defense.
Erroll Wynn, a senior from Jonesboro, Ga., coughed the ball up after a monster hit by Key for the Blue Team's second turnover of the afternoon.
"The fumble Erroll had, did you all see that hit?" Huesman said. "I'd still be asleep if I got hit like that. But you still got to hang on to the football, and that was a great hit. Sometimes you've got to credit the defensive guys when they make a hit and put the helmet on the ball and it comes out."
