Football Southern Conference

Wofford Begins Week 2 Of Spring Drills

The Wofford College football team returns to the field April 15 at 6:30 for the second week of spring practice after a very solid opening week that left Head Coach Mike Ayers pleased.

"I really like the intensity of the team and the way the kids are working," Ayers said. "I think they have a great focus.

"We've put a lot in on offense and there's still a lot of thinking going on with that side of the ball. Defensively, we've got some kids that are flying around and doing an excellent job. (Strong safety) Matt Nelson is a young man that we feel can be a mainstay and Anthony Jones is playing very well at defensive tackle. We also have some young linebackers that have a great deal of potential. We just need to get them dialed in."

Nelson, a rising junior from Grove City, Ohio, earned All-SoCon honors last season. His team-high 114 tackles easily outdistanced the next closest Terrier (Hondre McNeil, 71). Nelson's tackle total was the highest at Wofford in the 14-year tenure of Ayers.

A rising senior from Lexington, Ky., Jones totaled a team-high 20 tackles for a loss last season.

"All in all, it was a very productive first week," Ayers said. "We still have a little more to install offensively and defensively, but we'll be finished by the middle of this week. It will then just be trying to fine tune and work on our technique."

The Terriers will also practice at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday and 3 p.m. on Friday. The first spring scrimmage is Saturday at 10 a.m.