Football Begins Spring Practice Monday
2/6/2017 12:26:00 PM | Football
MACON, Ga. – The 2016 football season officially came to an end Sunday night with Super Bowl LI. But for Mercer, the 2017 season began Monday morning as the Bears hit the field as spring practice kicked off.
Mercer will practice 15 times in between Monday and March 2 as the Bears hit the gridiron every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.
NCAA rules mandate the first two practices of the spring be in only helmets and shorts.
COACH LAMB'S COMMENTS
"We got out here at 8 o'clock this morning and it was 51 degrees so the good Lord has blessed us with great weather today. I think that certainly helped our guys as last year we had a couple practices that were in 28 degrees. Today was certainly a lot better than that."
"I thought our energy level was great. We are preaching tempo, tempo, tempo. We are trying to dumb it down a little bit from an offensive scheme and defensive scheme standpoint just so these guys can free up and play football. I was impressed with the way we threw the ball and caught the ball today. Just overall a good day today and a great start to the 2017 season."
NEXT PRACTICE
Mercer hits the field on Wednesday at 8 a.m.
How to Follow the Bears:
For complete coverage of Mercer Football, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerFootball (Twitter), /MercerFootball (Facebook) and @MercerFootball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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Mercer will practice 15 times in between Monday and March 2 as the Bears hit the gridiron every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.
NCAA rules mandate the first two practices of the spring be in only helmets and shorts.
COACH LAMB'S COMMENTS
"We got out here at 8 o'clock this morning and it was 51 degrees so the good Lord has blessed us with great weather today. I think that certainly helped our guys as last year we had a couple practices that were in 28 degrees. Today was certainly a lot better than that."
"I thought our energy level was great. We are preaching tempo, tempo, tempo. We are trying to dumb it down a little bit from an offensive scheme and defensive scheme standpoint just so these guys can free up and play football. I was impressed with the way we threw the ball and caught the ball today. Just overall a good day today and a great start to the 2017 season."
NEXT PRACTICE
Mercer hits the field on Wednesday at 8 a.m.
How to Follow the Bears:
For complete coverage of Mercer Football, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerFootball (Twitter), /MercerFootball (Facebook) and @MercerFootball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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