Understand that this happened first Thursday.

That’s K.J. Dillon in the blue. For the record, I think it’s a disservice he’s not going with Kimlon, but I won’t dare tell him such a thing. And for the record, he’s playing this season. I don’t know how he doesn’t. He’s one guy players and coaches on both sides of the ball have mentioned, a few voluntarily, and freshmen can play at safety.

Anyhow, he takes out Travares Copeland’s block — and Copeland didn’t really do anything wrong … he went low and popped up — and then takes down Terrence Gourdine, who had no chance. It really looked like Gourdine was either surprised or impressed by what happened to Copeland and the next thing he knew, Dillon was unhinging his jaw and readying to strike.

Then Dillon he celebrates and the guys in blue were swole. In the back-and-forth we’ve thus far seen, both physically and, more memorably, verbally, the defense took a lead.

That did not last long.

No lie, I was looking for ways out of the stadium.

And that’s Dante Campbell. Again. This from the spring …

Remember, he’s 6-foot-4 and an inside receiver because he’s a big target for the quarterback and a big blocker for his running backs and receivers.

We only get to see small parts of practice, but these guys are really competitive and really intense and really want to win the day.

Other sights and sounds? Well, I guess that Will Clarke experiment on special teams from the other day is not an experiment. Here are the first-team field goal and field-goal block units. Look who’s at that outside guard position again.

And take a look at why this seems to be a good idea.

The one guy on Tyler Bitancurt’s left side had to run way outside of Clarke and his reach and, as you can see, posed no danger on the kick. Clarke was also able to keep an inside guy inside, where that blocker was handled by the offensive line left tackle.

Special teams work showed me something else interesting. Corey Smith is your backup kicker and backup holder. Watch.

No. 44 scoops up a low snap on the first kick — and Josh Lambert sprayed the attempt out of the picture — and then No. 44 drops back to knock the second kick through the uprights. That was neat to see.

Also, remember on the first day when I thought  it odd that Erik Slaughter was being so detailed so early with Christian Brown? Well, I guess that wasn’t so odd, either. Watch him work with another freshman, Imarjaye Albury.