FAU defense excels during red zone drills Tuesday

Florida Atlantic entered the final week of spring practice Tuesday morning with its 13th session of the spring on the field behind the Tom Oxley Athletic Center.

FAU has its spring game Saturday at 4 p.m. in FAU Stadium. It is free and open to the public.

Here are some observations from Tuesday:

-- Quarterback Jason Driskel took snaps with the first-team offense during team drills, while De’Andre Johnson worked with the second team. FAU had four 11-on-11 drives, six red zone possessions and two two-minute drills divided equally between Driskel and Johnson.

Here’s how the drives broke down:

11-on-11: Driskel’s offense was stopped on the first drive, but he floated a touchdown pass to Henry Bussey…