Bears Culminate Spring Practice On Saturday At Five Star Stadium
4/3/2026 10:53:00 AM | Football
MACON – The Mercer football team will culminate its 15-session spring practice season on Saturday when the Bears divide their sloth and call in the referees to officiate an Orange & Black Spring Game at Five Star Stadium. Mercer will take the field at approximately 3 p.m. and admission is free.
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The spring game will be the first for the program under skipper Joel Taylor who was named the program's 22nd head coach on December 11. The squad underwent the first of its NCAA-limited 15 spring practice sessions on February 26 and has since shown heaps of progress on the gridiron that has left the first-year head coach satisfied.
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Mercer's list of returning starters is highlighted by All-Southern Conference standouts Tyler Murray (offensive line), Brayden Smith (wide receiver/return specialist) and Kobe McInnis. The Bears also announced the addition of 31 transfers to the 2026 roster in early February.
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Season tickets for the 2026 football season are already available, and reserved-seat tickets for the home slate can be purchased for as little as $75. Season tickets can be purchased online at MercerBears.com/Tickets, or by calling the Mercer Athletics Ticket Office at (478) 952-1740.
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The spring game will be the first for the program under skipper Joel Taylor who was named the program's 22nd head coach on December 11. The squad underwent the first of its NCAA-limited 15 spring practice sessions on February 26 and has since shown heaps of progress on the gridiron that has left the first-year head coach satisfied.
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Mercer's list of returning starters is highlighted by All-Southern Conference standouts Tyler Murray (offensive line), Brayden Smith (wide receiver/return specialist) and Kobe McInnis. The Bears also announced the addition of 31 transfers to the 2026 roster in early February.
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Season tickets for the 2026 football season are already available, and reserved-seat tickets for the home slate can be purchased for as little as $75. Season tickets can be purchased online at MercerBears.com/Tickets, or by calling the Mercer Athletics Ticket Office at (478) 952-1740.
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