[OutsiderFan]

Stanford has a report on the defense in advance of the spring game. Of note in the article is this description of the spring game:

The late start to spring ball caused coaches to be even more cautious of injuries, given the short gap before fall camp starts. The spring game, for instance, will not be a traditional 60-minute battle of split squads, but rather reps of the offense against the defense, with an emphasis on specifics such as red-zone situations.

https://gostanford.com/news/2021/5/21/fo...unted.aspx

It seems a more accurate summary would be something like...

Due to the fact so few defensive lineman have been recruited in the last few years, we can't risk injury to those we do have on the team so near the upcoming season's practices. Therefore, we will limit the amount of game-like competition in what we call, but really isn't a Spring Game by any definition. We apologize to the fans who wanted to see something more compelling.

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford has a report on the defense in advance of the spring game. Of note in the article is this description of the spring game:

The late start to spring ball caused coaches to be even more cautious of injuries, given the short gap before fall camp starts. The spring game, for instance, will not be a traditional 60-minute battle of split squads, but rather reps of the offense against the defense, with an emphasis on specifics such as red-zone situations.

https://gostanford.com/news/2021/5/21/fo...unted.aspx

It seems a more accurate summary would be something like...

Due to the fact so few defensive lineman have been recruited in the last few years, we can't risk injury to those we do have on the team so near the upcoming season's practices. Therefore, we will limit the amount of game-like competition in what we call, but really isn't a Spring Game by any definition. We apologize to the fans who wanted to see something more compelling.