Hugh Freeze wants to replace spring games with scrimmages against other schools

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I'm not a fan of it -- at all," Freeze said. "I'd vote to get rid of [spring games] in a heartbeat, but I don't know that others would feel the same."

If Freeze had his way, the Rebels would scrimmage another school during spring practice, with the money raised going to charity. Or he'd like to hold an open practice, where fans could watch the Rebels go through their normal spring routine.

Really, Freeze would consider just about anything, except having to divide his team into two squads for a glorified scrimmage. Because of injuries, the Rebels currently have only eight scholarship offensive linemen and not nearly enough receivers to stage a game-like scrimmage. Without adequate depth, Freeze said there's really no use in trying to do it.

"We've yet to have a spring where we've been healthy enough to have a game-like experience," Freeze said. "As a coach, you're put in a position where you have to come up with some fictional point system that is equitable, which is nearly impossible. I don't think we'll get as much out of it as we would if we were practicing ones versus ones and twos versus twos."

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