BLOOMSBURG -- Lack of depth on the offensive line really had an affect on Saturday's Bloomsburg University spring football game.

For coach Danny Hale it was a negative.

"All three scrimmages we've had this spring, we've only had nine offensive linemen," Hale said. "They've been getting tired. I really appreciate what those kids have done this spring."

For Milton High School graduate Daryl Kurtz, it's been a positive.

As one of the healthy linemen, the red shirt freshman tackle spent most of Saturday's Maroon-Gold game protecting quarterback Dan Latorre's backside as the left tackle.

"Right now I'm getting as many reps as I can," Kurtz said. "I feel like I've set myself up that if I work real hard in the summer, I'll get some playing time in the fall."

The spring has been doubly important for Kurtz because the Huskies have 10 freshman offensive linemen coming in the fall.

"This offensive line class is supposed to be the best one they've ever recruited here," Kurtz said. "There is going to be a lot of competition in the fall."

3-POINT BONANZA: There wasn't much offense during Bloomsburg's spring game. Kicker Jon Koenig accounted for all of the points. He kicked two for the Gold and one for the Maroon for a 6-3 Gold victory.

"We didn't finish on offense. We just didn't get into a rhythm offensively," Hale said. "One time we had a first-and-goal and somebody jumped on the line. I understand they were tired and had just played back-to-back series, but I used it to make the point, that's not the place on the field to have that kind of penalty. It's the difference between a touchdown and a field goal."

Saturday's game didn't go the full four quarters, heck, it didn't even go three quarters. Sophomore linebacker Mike Varanavage got a little frisky with Latorre on a sack, not letting go of his ankle. That earned a tongue lashing from Hale with about a minute to go until the fourth quarter. On the next play, when a defender hit a receiver out of bounds on an overthrown pass, Hale called a halt to the scrimmage.

BIG SHOES TO FILL: There are two key questions for the Bloomsburg Huskies before their first game at Ashland (Ohio) on Aug. 30.

Who is going to fill the role of Jamar Brittingham, who rushed for 1,435 yards and 23 touchdowns? and who steps up as Latorre's go to receiver to replace Brahin Bilal?

Three different running backs carried the ball behind Latorre, sophomore Kyle Passeri, a transfer from Bucknell, redshirt freshmen Kenny Domzalski and Derrick Price. None have established themselves yet, but Hale said that was more of a function of it being spring practice than the players.

"Nobody had a chance to get into a rhythm. When you're rotating in running backs and fullbacks every couple of plays, nobody has a chance to get a couple of carries in a row," Hale said.