The Tigers conducted their first full-pads scrimmage of the preseason Monday and the outcome, like most of these endeavors, was mixed.

Defensively, there was intensity and a number of punishing blows. Defensive back Alton Starr struck receiver Duke Calhoun so violently on a quick slant that Starr had the breath knocked out of him. Calhoun was okay.

Offensively, the disappointing thing for Tiger coach Tommy West had to be the play of his offensive line and quarterbacks. The offensive line, a veteran group, is expected to help a team with a first-year QB (Arkelon Hall) and first-year running backs (Curtis Steele, Charlie Jones and Gregory Ray) have time to develop and acclimate themselves to the spread offense. But West was critical of the line and the play of the U of M quarterbacks.