Bee staff writer Matthew Barrows is at 49ers training camp in Santa Clara. Look for his blogs throughout the day at www.sacbee.com/blogs. The following are excerpts from Wednesday's blogs:
J.T. O'Sullivan will start Friday's game and play at least the first quarter, coach Mike Nolan said following the team's afternoon practice. Alex Smith will enter in the second quarter and play through the third; Shaun Hill will finish the game. Nolan insisted that the rotation did not reflect a pecking order in the battle to be the 49ers' starting quarterback this season. Instead, he said that he was already familiar with how Smith and Hill looked in games. "I've got experience with both Shaun and Alex in game situations, though we do not have that experience thus far with J.T. O'Sullivan," Nolan said. Conversely, offensive coordinator Mike Martz is familiar with how O'Sullivan, a UC Davis product, looks in games having been his offensive coordinator last season in Detroit.
• The 49ers will start implementing their game plan for the Raiders today. Because O'Sullivan will get the start, he received all of the first-team offensive repetitions during the afternoon session. He was 10 of 16 on the afternoon, including a nice touch pass downfield to Delanie Walker over linebacker Manny Lawson. He also threw two interceptions.
• Congratulations to kicker Joe Nedney, who will be inducted into the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame next month. Nedney set the school's career scoring record in the early 1990s.
• While you're in front of your computer pretending to work – checking your e-mail, reading blogs – Barrows is scouring the sidelines, trying to figure out who is practicing. Bryant Johnson (hamstring) is standing on the sideline in sweatpants while fellow wide receiver Ashley Lelie (calf) is working with a trainer. David Baas (pectoral) and Parys Haralson (shoulder) also are with the training staff.
The good news: Mark Roman (hamstring), Dashon Goldson (arch) and Tarell Brown (hand) are all at practice and participating in individual drills.
• Friday's game may be blacked out in the Bay Area, but it will be on as scheduled in Sacramento. KOVR says it plans to air the game at 7 p.m. Take that, Bay Area!
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