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The quarterbacks "got over a hurdle" in Saturday's scrimmage by combining for six touchdown passes, many through extremely tight windows. It was the best scrimmage showing since former Tigers quarterback Zach Mettenberger fired five consecutive touchdowns in a 2012 workout.

"They are ascending at a rapid level," Cameron said. Improved footwork and more confident decision-making from Jennings, who is driving his throws better. Harris is "a little bit more explosive", but has had to sync up his footwork with his strong arm", which he called BIONIC. For the first time in his life, he's having to learn how to anticipate and his anticipation has improved dramatically."

At Spring Break, prolific passing from the QBs remained the most compelling story of spring practice. After Break, 11 practices and 3 closed Scrimmages, with only the Spring Game left, it is an open competition and likely will remain that way.

A tweet between Harris and Adams after the 4/2 scrimmage.

In his 3rd scrimmage recap he praised both QBs rapid growth: 3/28 Scrimmage 3: Miles Praises QBs, Still Looking for Separation Per Miles, as of 3/28 he has not seen separation between the two, still an open and undecided competition:

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Scrimmage 3: (How does the QB battle this year look different from last year?) It’s year two they have really kind of been through it now and we expect more out of them. We expect them to not only execute the offense, their play, but also give us experience at the play caller, understand where we want to go, what we are supposed to do, and you know just a little heightened expectation (Are you seeing that?) Yeah, oh yeah. (What will tell you they are really better than they were last year?) I already know they are better than they were last year. But to find a real quality QB and have separation from one to the other, that’s what I am looking for, and you know, I am, I am not necessarily seeing that, and I think that the turn of the day, when one day it is certainly Anthony Jennings, that has probably performed better on more days, and then other days you know it’s been Brandon Harris

Post practice March 26th: A confident Brandon Harris refused to take off his pads after a day with no INTs 'where everybody caught a touchdown'. He talks throwing passes to spread receivers "Like a kid in a Candy Store", greatly improved strength, footwork, his fast wrist speed, ability to wrist flick a 60 yd+ pass, progressions, opening up the run game with 8 WRs, soon to be 12, TEs, and check downs to the RBs, running the offense with an effortless feel. He praised Cameron for working him hard, mentoring him, answering his questions and believes he is one of the best OC's, if not the best in the FBS. A nagging mild high-ankle sprain suffered in the AUB game is completely healed.

In the first scrimmage Harris reported having 4 passing and 2 rushing TDs, and a 4 TD per scrimmage average. His favorite pass is the 56 yd TD to DJ Chark, who is having a great year, having caught at least 5 TD passes in 3 scrimmages. Throwing a lot of TDs, with no TOs and not missing a check at the line of scrimmage since the ONE at AUB, the offense is really improving. He said that he and AJ are completely different in abilities and the coaches put each one in the best situation to succeed, to accentuate their strengths, and build an explosive and balanced offense. He and AJ are both being worked hard. He is only in competition with himself to be the best he can be. He played well in Tiger Stadium last year, enjoys watching the NMSU game where he went 7 for 7, and that the Auburn game has been motivation for everyone. Regarding off-field development, "I don't get in trouble, my Dad (Diesel) would kill me", but said he stays in the playbook, film study, and over-utilizes coaches and past QBs, and other experts, asking for help improving, wishing he could have spent a year with Mett or a 5th year senior QB. It would be okay if Miles never mentioned his name because he is happy with improving and confident about the year.

Brandon gets the nod in the first, Miles, being deceptively honest, supposedly flatly stated that AJ was Crisper and more productive in the second. Well, when you listen to and transcribe the presser after the second scrimmage, the first mostly live contact scrimmage for the QBs, it is not so clear nor does it correlate with the Harris interview:

3/21: Miles Breaks Down QB Play in Second Scrimmge

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Miles: 130 play scrimmage, live tackle, we had the QBs live for the most part….At QB I think both guys are continuing to come, but uh, I think today, uh, uhhh, Jennings, uh, you know, probably just a little bit more productive overall, and uh, uh, eh uh…..I think the QBs are still in a, um, very competitive position amongst each other. To be honest with you I think, uh, Justin, uh, McMillan had a nice day today, thought he uh, made uh, a couple of very, very nice plays early on in the scrimmage and really right on through, so..(What did Jennings do out there that you really liked?) He just, he just, you know pretty crisp with his passes, you know threw a couple of TD passes, things like that (Do you think this spring he is playing with any more of a chip on his shoulder?) I think it is a very competitive spring. I think we are putting a lot in on them, and uh, I uh, you know I think that there is a, uh, I think that it is a good competition (How did Brandon do today?) Umm, statistically I’m not really familiar, nor do I really need to be, but uh, umm, eh you know, made some really big plays, both with feet and his hands, I mean throws, but uh, and still, you know, not as productive, and you know, uh, when you get to the film, and you know when you rotate guys, you wonder, you know, uh, was the route exactly the way it was supposed to be, you know do we have a protection issue, did he have to scramble to get it off, you know, all those pieces that you put together once you get, uh, you know film study, so uh, uh, not as, not as,uh, I think he is more capable than what he showed today.

Spring Football Day 1: Les Miles Full Post-Practice Press Conference - We are going to throw the ball a lot

This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 6:18 pm