Sean Glennon (r-sr.) seemed to take the edge in the quarterback battle following Saturday’s annual Maroon vs. White spring game at Lane Stadium. Glennon led White to a 24-3 win over Tyrod Taylor’s Marron squad by completing 9 of 15 passes for 120 yards and tossing a pair of touchdown passes - one to Brandon Dillard on a triple pump fake, and the other to former QB Ike Whitaker, who laid out in the corner of the endzone to make a spectacular catch.

Sophomore Tyrod Taylor wasn’t as impressive and struggled at times to find wide open receivers down field. He completed 11 of 19 passes for just 67 yards and one interception that was returned 55-yards by Kam Chancellor. He did have a touchdown pass called back because of a holding penalty. He didn’t get much protection from his offensive line and was sacked three times, including an unblocked corner blitz by Macho Harris. Taylor showed some elusiveness, but otherwise his performance was uninspiring.

Frank Beamer said after the game that the quarterback battle would continue through the fall, but when asked about the possibility of redshirting Tyrod this season if Glennon wins the QB battle outright, Beamer did not rule it out.

The Lynchburg News & Advance quoted Beamer as saying, “We’ll evaluate it. That will continue. The good thing about us is we’ve got two really good quarterbacks.”

The backfield battle is no closer to being settled. Redshirt freshmen Darren Evans and Josh Oglesby both turned in respectable games. Evans scored the game’s first touchdown when he pounded in a 1-yard TD run to give White a 7-0 lead. Evans finished with nine carriers for 24 yards and two catches. Oglesby rushed for 40 yards on seven carriers. Dustin Pickle (r-sr.) was listed as the No. 1 RB, but only got one carry for four yards. While he didn’t get many snaps, his leadership and work ethic earned him the honor of being a co-captain for White.

Without seeing Kenny Lewis or Jahre Cheeseman in the spring game and knowing that they’ll both likely be back for the season opener, or in Lewis’ case, possibly the Furman game, it’s tough to get a sense of who will be the guy come the ECU game in Charlotte on Aug. 30. The good news is, Oglesby and Evans looked serviceable.

The special teams came up with a blocked punt by Prince Parker that was recovered by Nekos Brown; and Macho Harris returned a missed field goal for 36 yards, using a pretty spin move to gain an extra 10 yards or so. Macho clearly has emerged as the leader of the defensive unit.

The kicking game wasn’t anything to write home about, but it wasn’t horrible either. Kickers combined to make 2 of 3 field goal attempts with the lone miss coming on a 52-yard attempt in which the snap was bobbled by the holder. The result was the 36-yard return by Harris. Chris Hazley connected on a 42-yarder while Dustin Keys hit an 18-yarder.

Wrapping Up…

Macho Harris did not see any snaps on offense, which was a little disappointing. But, Dillard - a non-scholarship player - looked pretty good at receiver and certainly made his case to be among the top three receivers (and possibly earn a scholarship). Dillard caught a 25-yard TD pass and rushed for 49 yards on a reverse.

Tight end Greg Boone, who looks like an undersized offensive lineman, caught two passes for 27 yards and saw one snap as a fullback that saw him lose two yards. Boone was also named the offensive MVP for the spring practice session.

Read more recaps:

• Lynchburg News & Advance
• Roanoke Times
• Daily Press