An interesting tidbit I've gathered is that Mark Richt brings in college officials every single day of practice. There are at least four referees in practice a day.
Even more interesting is that Richt has a full ACC officiating crew for scrimmages.
The frequent presence of refs in practice is not something that has been here in the past. Richt emphasizes to the officials that he wants them calling the practices just how they would a game.
Advantages?
1) This should hypothetically reduce Miami's penalties considering the players are correcting their mistakes in practice.
2) The power of familiarity with a referee is extremely underrated. These are the same ACC officials that the Canes players will see during the season at some point. If you're a defensive back, it doesn't hurt to know which officials let a bit more physicality go on when the ball is in the air.
Even more interesting is that Richt has a full ACC officiating crew for scrimmages.
The frequent presence of refs in practice is not something that has been here in the past. Richt emphasizes to the officials that he wants them calling the practices just how they would a game.
Advantages?
1) This should hypothetically reduce Miami's penalties considering the players are correcting their mistakes in practice.
2) The power of familiarity with a referee is extremely underrated. These are the same ACC officials that the Canes players will see during the season at some point. If you're a defensive back, it doesn't hurt to know which officials let a bit more physicality go on when the ball is in the air.
