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Training Camp Begins
8/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 10, 2001
Today was Florida Atlantic University's initial practice for the combined 2000 and 2001 recruiting classes. For the first time, we had a majority of scholarship athletes. The 57 scholarship players were joined by 33 walk-ons to fill out the limit of 90 players allowed by the NCAA at the two-a-day training camp.
For the history books, this is FAU's first two-a-day training camp. A record number of journalists met the new freshmen at the initial two days of training, and an even larger contingent showed up today to mark the official start of the 2001 season.
My entire coaching staff and I were thrilled with the basic conditioning of these 90 players and the enthusiasm they have brought to this opening practice. Never before in my career has there been so little difference between the team's oldest and youngest members. It almost appears to me that ours is a scholarship class of 57 athletes, mostly all freshmen, and nearly all devoid of college game experience.
This group will represent Florida Atlantic University's football program this year and throughout the following four years. These players will serve as the leaders this year, the following year, and until they graduate.
Quarterbacks Jared Allen and Garrett Jahn have improved over the summer, and they continue to battle over the starting position. With Anthony Jackson recovered from his September surgery and back on the practice field with Dekolan James and Doug Parker, our running back combination is complete.
Eddie Dunbar's transition from tight end to center was successful, and he continues to hold down the number one position. Each of the ten offensive players added to the team through past recruiting class is above 6'3"in height, and together they fortify the position that previously was thin in numbers and short in height.
The thin receiving corps has been augmented with Darrion Porter and Thavaris Dority, each above 6'2". And, every position on defense has been doubled with the addition of this year's class.
Because kicking is such individual activity, our punters and place kickers were not invited to camp. This allowed us to include as many new position players as possible and maximize the 90 spots allowed by the NCAA. Our kicking specialists will be assimilated quickly into the team after training camp.
And even though this first day gives promise to a bright future, we must come back to reality that the quality of the 28 practices remaining will determine our success on September 1. One practice does not a training camp or season make.
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