From Monday the Walt Harris quotes (PDF version). General coachspeak about putting the full gear and some scrimmaging. Actually some real news passed along.

Josh Lay, cornerback, has rejoined the team for practices. He has apparently cleared the problem of “academic work to do.” Jawan Walker, however, has not.

Princell Brockenbrough will have surgery on his knee tomorrow. Could be out for only 6 weeks or the full season. A little bit of wiggle room.

Monday is full gear practice, the first of the fall practices. There are several minor injuries, so it won’t be likely the dinged guys will do much in full gear. The beat writers don’t think Harris is going to say who the starting QB will be for a while. Both are now saying that Palko is looking better in practices.

I still think he’ll name a starter by the end of the week — there is a full scrimmage on Saturday. If Palko has a good scrimmage, Harris will probably pull the trigger to name Palko.

Greg Lee has looked great as the #1 WR. With Brockenbrough out, for who knows how long, the hardest thing for Lee may be dealing with all the Fitzgerald comparisons.

Two player pieces today. The almost forgotten tough position player to replace, Kris Wilson at TE. Erik Gill, a junior, has that difficult task. He’s bigger and possibly a better blocker, but he lacks Wilson’s speed and hands.

And the other is JUCO transfer kicker, and our new R.J. English — Josh Cummings. Check out the photo. Not like the English photo they would put on the jumbotron, but…