First Fall Football Scrimmage In The Books
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The 2009 Ferris State University football team held its first fall
scrimmage on Saturday (Aug. 15) morning before a number of parents,
fans and community members at Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids,
Mich.
The Bulldogs scrimmaged for over two hours in the morning sun with
several offensive units working against the defense on the Mondo
Ecofill artificial surface. FSU also spent time working on
various special teams phases and wrapped up the scrimmage with red
zone work near the South endzone.
Senior Kyle Parrish, sophomore Tom
Schneider and redshirt freshman Robert
Banaszak all split time taking repetitions with several
different offensive groupings before giving way to a group of
younger quarterbacks late in the scrimmage.
Several key veteran players were held out of the scrimmage for
various reasons.
"We saw a lot of good things happen and also found some areas where
we still need some work," said FSU head coach Jeff
Pierce. "It was pretty typical for a first
scrimmage, but it shows we're making progress and continuing to
move towards where we need to be this fall."
Big plays were found on both sides of the ball, including several
long runs from younger members of the offensive unit seeing their
first action in a game-type situation.
"We have some explosive young players at the skill positions on the
offensive side and they have the ability to make huge plays for
us," said Offensive Coordinator Matt
McCarthy. "They're still young and are going to make
some mistakes, but if we can minimize those we'll be in good shape
by the time the first game rolls around."
The squad's final scrimmage will be held prior to FSU's annual
media/fans photo day activities on Friday, Aug. 21. The final
scrimmage will begin at 9 a.m. (EDT) with the media/photo day
taking place at 1 p.m. (EDT).
Ferris State will kickoff its 101st season of varsity
competition Saturday, Aug. 29, againstthe Tiffin (Ohio) Dragons in
a 7 p.m. (EDT) non-conference contestat Top Taggart Field. The game
will take place during FSU "Welcome Week" activities and be part of
a true "Community Football Day" atmosphere as Big Rapids High
School will also open its 2009 season versus Holton earlier in the
day (2:30 p.m.) in the same facility and a rocket football contest
will be part of the FSU halftime events.
Tickets for all home games can be purchased at the game or for more
information please contact the FSU Athletics Ticket Office at (231)
591-2888.
