Mixon out for the season with torn ACL

Bad news: cornerback Tim Mixon tore his ACL during Thursday’s scrimmage and he is out for the season. This is a huge blow to the defensive secondary and punt return game, but hopefully senior Randy Bundy or redshirt freshman Syd’Quan Thompson will be able to fill in for him.

First scrimmage highlights

The team has posted about highlights from today’s scrimmage, the first of fall camp. Both DeSean Jackson and Lavelle Hawkins returned kicks for touchdowns, hopefully indicative of their explosive abilities and not a lacking coverage unit.

All three quarterbacks appear to have performed well, but Coach Jeff Tedford stated that they still have to work to improve execution. On the defensive side of the ball, Rulon Davis (DE) made a big splash in his debut with 3 sacks and 5 tackles. Things look pretty good overall, but check the site for more details.

Jackson returning punts, Lynch returning kickoffs

The Oakland Tribune wrote a feature article about receiver DeSean Jackson today. It also notes that Coach Jeff Tedford has decided to have Jackson returning punts (teamed with Tim Mixon) and will again have Marshawn Lynch returning kickoffs (teamed with Marcus O’Keith).

Now, we really have our most dangerous players in the open field. Hopefully, this will be an improved year on special teams.