Aug. 1, 2008

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford football team will hold its first fall practice for the 2008 season Monday afternoon at Seibert Stadium. The practice is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.

This season is the first for Samford as a member of the Southern Conference. The season also marks the second for head coach Pat Sullivan and his staff.

"I'm excited about our football team and I'm very excited about the new conference," Sullivan said. "It will definitely be an interesting year. I know how much hard work our players have put in this summer to get stronger, faster and smarter, and we just need to continue to get better every day."

The team reports to campus on Saturday, and will have a team dinner Saturday evening in the school cafeteria. Saturday's practice will be in shorts, and the first day of full-pads work is scheduled for Aug. 8. The first day of two-a-day workouts will be on Aug. 9. The team will scrimmage twice during the preseason, with the first scheduled for the afternoon workout on Aug. 9, and the second on Aug. 16.

Below is a complete pre-season practice schedule.

Fall Football Practice Schedule
Aug. 2, Players Report
Aug. 4, Practice (Shorts), 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 5, Practice (Shorts), 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 6, Practice (Shells), 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 7, Practice (Shells), 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 8, Practice (Full Pads), 8:40 a.m.
Aug. 9, Two-A-Day (1st-Shorts, 2nd-Scrimmage), 8:40 a.m./3:30 p.m.
Aug. 10, Practice (Shorts), 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 11, Two-A-Day (1st-Full Pads, 2nd-Shorts), 8:40 a.m./3:30 p.m.
Aug. 12, Practice (Full Pads), 8:40 a.m.
Aug. 13, Two-A-Day (1st-Full Pads, 2nd-Shorts), 8:40 a.m./3:30 p.m.
Aug. 14, Practice (Shells), 8:40 a.m.
Aug. 15, Two-A-Day (1st-Full Pads, 2nd-Shorts), 8:40 a.m./3:30 p.m.
Aug. 16, Scrimmage, 8:40 a.m.
Aug. 18, Two-A-Day (1st-Full Pads, 2nd-Shorts), 8:40 a.m./3:30 p.m.
Aug. 19, Practice (Shells), 8:40 a.m.
Aug. 20, Practice (Full Pads), 9:40 a.m.
Aug. 21, Practice (Shorts), 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 22, Two-A-Day (1st-Full Pads. 2nd-Shorts), 8:40 a.m./3:30 p.m.
Aug. 23, Practice (Shells), 8:40 a.m.
Aug. 25, Practice (Shorts), TBA
Aug. 26, Practice (Full Pads), 4 p.m.
Aug. 27, Walk-Through, TBA
Aug. 28, West Georgia game, 7 p.m.