Football Southern Conference

Wofford Opens Spring Drills Feb. 23

SPARTANBURG -- The defending Southern Conference champion Wofford Terriers return to the gridiron Monday at 6:30 p.m. for the start of spring practice.

The Terriers return 17 of 22 starters (eight offensive, nine defensive) and all but nine players off this past year's squad that went undefeated in SoCon play (8-0) and advanced to the Division I-AA national semifinals with a 12-2 overall record.

"The big thing that we're going to be concerned with is trying to find some young guys to step in and be ready to play in the fall," Wofford coach and 2003 Eddie Robinson Award winner Mike Ayers said. "We have nine guys that left the program through graduation and some of them were excellent players.

"It's an opportunity for young guys to be able to work up into the lineup and get into a starting position. As always, we'll continue to try to get better from a fundamental standpoint and a knowledge standpoint of our schemes both offensively and defensively."

The first scrimmage is set for next Saturday, Feb. 28, with spring drills concluding Mar. 17.