The Citadel Football Fall Camp Report: Day 15
Charleston, S.C. - The Bulldog Football team returned to action this afternoon for day fifteen of fall camp at the Maybank Triplets Practice Facility at Willson Field. The Bulldogs worked out for three hours in hot and humid conditions.
The team returned to single-day practice utilizing four-minute drills where the offense needs to get two first downs and keep the ball in-bounds to win the game while the defense has two timeouts and tries to stop the clock.
"It was smash-mouth football today. It was running the ball hard and they did a good job executing that on the offensive side of the ball," said Head Coach Kevin Higgins. "Then the defense dominated the blitz period getting to the quarterbacks and there was a poor job of protection by the offensive line. We need to work and improve in that area."
The running back position took two hits today as freshman Van Dyke Jones suffered a broken hand and redshirt sophomore Rickey Anderson was diagnosed with a broken leg.
The Citadel will return to the practice field on Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the Maybank Triplets Practice Facility for their final practice of fall camp.
Elon Football Practice Report: The Final Two-A-Days
ELON, N.C. ? The Elon Phoenix football team began its final day of two-a-days with an 8:00 a.m. practice on Monday morning from the Hunt and Tucker practice fields. The session lasted a little over two hours.
The practice featured two pass skeletons, two team periods and one scout team period. The scout period saw both the offense and defense work on some specific looks that the Phoenix will probably see from opponents during the season.
During the pass skeleton sessions, both red-shirt freshman Vincent Pompliano and junior Sean Jeffcoat posted big receptions.
Defensively, senior Cameron McGlenn had a good day playing at both the corner and safety positions during both the “thud” and pass skeleton periods. McGlenn picked off a pass during the pass skeleton.
Sophomore kicker Eric Carstens capped the practice by drilling a 40-yard field goal.
Defensive coordinator Jay Bateman said, “Our kids are excited for the final two-a-day practices. We will go again tonight and hope to have a number of fans come out and watch one of our final night practices of the preseason.”
Elon will be back on the fields at 7:30 p.m. on Monday night before staying off the field on Tuesday. Coupled with Elon’s Fan Appreciation Day which begins at 5:30 p.m., the Phoenix will hold its second scrimmage of the preseason at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in Rhodes Stadium. All practices are open to the public.
Furman's Lamb Not Pleased With Monday Practice
Poor Execution, Turnovers Cited
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman head coach Bobby Lamb walked off the practice field Monday unhappy with the overall performance of his squad as it entered week three of the preseason.
"That was not one of our better practices," said Lamb following the two and a half hour session. "The tempo was good, but our execution, particularly on offense was not good. We had way too many mistakes and fumbles."
Monday's session, the first for the squad after two off days, included more seven on seven sessions and live punt and field goal team work.
One of the few bright spots, according to Lamb, was the continued consistent work of senior placekicker Matthew Cesari.
"Matthew continues to make all his kicks and has improved his range. He looks very solid out to 40 yards."
Cesari led Furman in scoring in 2008, converting 9-of-12 field goals and 37-of-38 PATs.
The Paladins also conducted more down and distance work and focused on two-minute offense, as well as last second, Big Ben plays.
ASU Football Fall Camp Report: Monday, August 24
BOONE, N.C. ? Appalachian State University football wrapped up its 2009 fall camp on Monday with two practices at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
The final day of camp was one of the longest, with both workouts lasting more than two-and-a-half hours.
The morning practice was dedicated to special teams and other special situations, such as the two-minute drill. While the Apps were on the field for a relatively long time, it was not a physically demanding workout as much as a session dedicated to the mental aspects of the game that can’t be overlooked heading into the season opener at East Carolina, which is just 12 days away.
The afternoon practice was conducted in full pads and included full contact for most drills. Afterwards, head coach Jerry Moore acknowledged that with camp coming to a close, ASU has begun to start implementing its gameplan for the Sept. 5 showdown at ECU.
In addition to the much-anticipated conclusion to the grueling fall camp, more good news came for the Mountaineers on Monday when quarterback Armanti Edwards took the next step in the rehab of his much-publicized foot injury when he threw for the first time since sustaining the injury in a lawn-mowing accident on Aug. 5. He played catch for approximately 10 minutes with teammate DeAndre Presley on the KBS sideline while the rest of the team was participating in special-teams drills during the afternoon practice.
After practicing 22 times over the past 19 days, Appalachian settles into its normal routine of one workout per day on Tuesday (ASU’s first day of classes). There are only seven practices remaining before the season opener at ECU.
MOUNTAINEERS TABBED NO. 1 BY FCS COACHES: For the third-straight year, Appalachian has been voted No. 1 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NCAA Division I FCS preseason poll.
ASU has been tabbed No. 1 in the AFCA FCS preseason poll every year since its inception in 2007. This year, the Mountaineers edged defending national champion Richmond by five points for the poll’s top spot.
Appalachian received 13-of-27 first-place votes in the coaches’ preseason prognostication, followed by No. 2 Richmond, which received 10 first-place votes. The top five is rounded out by Montana, despite the Grizzlies not receiving any first-place nods, Northern Iowa and Villanova (one first-place vote apiece). No. 6 James Madison received the other two first-place selections.
ASU opponents in the top 25 include No. 10 Wofford, No. 11 Elon and No. 15 McNeese State.