First FSU Football Scrimmage Set For Saturday
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University football team
will hold its first official scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday
(Aug. 21) morning at Top Taggart Field.
The Bulldogs, who opened camp with their first official practice
last Friday, will have 10 practices under their belts prior to
Saturday morning's scrimmage, which is scheduled for a 9:30 a.m.
(ET) start.
FSU will hold a total of 25 workouts along with two scrimmages
prior to the team's season opener on Sept. 3.
Following Saturday's scrimmage, the Bulldogs are scheduled to
practice all of next week, including three two-a-day sessions
leading up to the final preseason scrimmage.
After Saturday's initial preseason scrimmage, the squad's final
scrimmage will be held prior to FSU's annual media/photo day
activities on Friday, Aug. 27. The final scrimmage will begin at 9
a.m. (EDT) with the media/photo day taking place at 1 p.m.
(EDT). FSU will then break from fall camp before beginning
their typical game week schedule.
Ferris' three-week training camp period not only features practices
and scrimmages, but also meetings, lifting, conditioning, testing
and various orientation sessions. Practices are
being held both on the FSU practice fields along with selected
ones on the Mondo Ecofill artificial surface at Top Taggart
Field.
Ferris State will kickoff its 102nd season of varsity
competition Friday, Sept. 3, against the Hillsdale Chargers in a 7
p.m. (EDT) non-conference contest at HC's Muddy Waters Stadium in
Hillsdale, Mich.
The Bulldogs then open Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC) play the following week with their first home
contest of the 2010 season versus Saginaw Valley State on Saturday,
Sept. 11. Kickoff for the "Honoring American Heroes" Day tilt
is scheduled for 6 p.m. (EDT) with a variety of activities taking
place throughout the day.
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.
