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Quarterback competition heats up in second scrimmage

The Cougar football team took the field for its second scrimmage of the spring Saturday, and the quarterback competition appeared to get a bit tighter in the process. Jacob Thorpe has been detailing the battle throughout the last few weeks, and it appears that the game is starting to slow down a bit for Peyton Bender, with his play getting better as a result.

But the redshirt freshman from St. Petersburg, Florida, is a more natural passer and forces the defense to stick to every receiver because of his ability to throw accurately on the run, a byproduct of his advanced footwork.