Quick McCarney presser notes

I’m getting to this late today. I made the tour through soccer and volleyball practice and had some other stuff to take care of . Here were a couple of highlights, some of which were covered at the coaches show or elsewhere:

– The coaches are encouraging Brelan Chancellor to take advantage of his skills and make plays while returning punts (I’ll have more in the paper tomorrow).

– Tight end Marcus Smith is out for the year with a torn ACL, the same one he tore in high school.

– Brandon McCoy could return this week.

– Andrew Powers played six plays against Troy before going down with an injury

– Jeremy Phillips played 34 snaps against Troy and helped a lot

– Freddie Warner is sore and has had a little bit of a setback in his rehab from an ACL tear

– Reggie Pegram continues to impress with the scout team while sitting out

– Mac said that going 2-for-14 on third down was a killer