"The kid came in, and he could wing the ball a mile" last year, Scherer said of Lock. "He could hit whoever he wanted to hit, and then as he got in games and had more pressure on him and got less confident, he started not believing in himself. Now, he really believes in himself."
Zanders elevated his play after halftime and finished 8 for 13 for 83 yards. In the fourth quarter, he engineered a 10-play, 77-yard scoring drive against the third-string defense. The drive culminated when 6-foot-7 redshirt freshman wide receiver Justin Smith went up between double coverage to haul in a 19-yard touchdown.