COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M wrapped up its eighth day of training camp on Saturday with a 92-play scrimmage at the Coolidge practice fields, giving the Aggies coaches their first real chance to evaluate their personnel in live situations. The starting quarterback battle between sophomore Kenny Hill and true freshman Kyle Allen continues with head coach Kevin Sumlin calling it "dead even" on Saturday, minutes after the scrimmage.

In reality, the coaches' video evaluation of that scrimmage and the first nine practices will be significant. This upcoming week will be a huge one in the battle for the starting job. Sumlin typically likes to name a starter roughly two weeks before the season opener and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital said at the opening of training camp that Aug. 16-18 would be the dates targeted for naming a starter.

What are the coaches looking for? Several things, but consistency, taking care of the football and production are at the top of the list.

"I just want to see them make some plays, I want to see the offense start clicking," Spavital said. "I want to see the ones who are going to get those first downs that are going to lead into touchdowns. This offense is really heavy off of rhythm and we can't just go out there and three-and-out all the time. I want to see them get into the rhythm of things and make some plays and put us in the best position to succeed."

Special quarterback packages

Spavital noted that the team has practiced special personnel packages with a pair of the Aggies’ young talented receivers getting a turn at quarterback.

"We also have other packages with other guys playing quarterback," Spavital said. "We haven't gotten too detailed into it but Ricky Seals-Jones and Speedy Noil [are the guys]."

Both spent plenty of time playing quarterback for their respective high schools, Seals-Jones at Sealy (Texas) High and Noil at New Orleans Edna Karr.

Williams, Mastrogiovanni, stand out

Sumlin said two young players in particular stuck out to him in Saturday’s scrimmage: running back Brandon Williams and linebacker Jordan Mastrogiovanni.

"Brandon Williams, I thought he had a big day running the ball," Sumlin said. "He's been on a mission all camp. He came in great shape, was very physical, had some good runs and did some really good things.

"Jordan Mastrogiovanni made some plays today on the perimeter and some tackles for losses. I'd say off the top of my head those two guys kind of jumped out to me."

Recruits react to renovations

While Kyle Field continues its redevelopment, the Aggies unveiled new state-of-the-art locker rooms and several other renovations on the first floor of the Bright Football Complex earlier this month. The project, which generated national buzz for the Aggies, has been a hit with recruits as well, several of which visited Aggieland this weekend for the scrimmage.

"It's been great," Sumlin said. "Guys are coming up here and we're touring the facilities and just like when you guys saw it, their reaction is about like yours: 'Wow.'"

A few quick hits:

• Senior left tackle Cedric Ogbuehi sat out Saturday’s scrimmage for precautionary reasons while dealing with a bruised heel, according to Kevin Sumlin. Ogbuehi missed one mid-week practice and returned the next day, but Sumlin said it started hurting so they decided to allow Ogbuehi to rest and get it healthy. Sumlin does not consider the injury to be serious.

• Starting cornerback De'Vante Harris is out indefinitely with what Sumlin called a "urinary tract injury." Harris missed the scrimmages and several preceding practices because of the issue. "It was kind of a freak deal the other night and he was admitted to the hospital but got out. I don't know what the prognosis is and how long that's going to be."

• Though Kyle Field is still undergoing renovation, the grass has been put in place and Sumlin said the team will have three chances to work out in the stadium prior to their home opener on Sept. 6. The team hasn’t been able to work out inside the stadium since last season ended when the Kyle Field redevelopment project began.