First Football Fall Scrimmage Held On Saturday
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The 2010 Ferris State University football team
held its first fall scrimmage on Saturday (Aug. 21) 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 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 endzone.
Junior Tom
Schneider, sophomore Robert
Banaszak and redshirt freshman Michael
Buday all split time taking repetitions with several
different offensive groupings as did a group of younger
quarterbacks at other points in the scrimmage.
"We got in a lot of good work in this scrimmage," said FSU head
coach Jeff Pierce. "It was a good chance to see
where we are with the consistencies. At this point, we have a lot
of our offense and a lot of our defense installed.
"We want to see how our guys perform and we got a chance to get a
lot of guys in the game to see where they are in this competition
at those positions which is critical," he added.
Big plays were found on both sides of the ball, including several
scoring plays both on the ground and thru the air from the
offensive units along with a couple of key stops in the redzone by
the defense. The Bulldogs also worked on special teams play
throughout the scrimmage in an effort to help solidify the kicking
game.
The Bulldogs are next scheduled to practice all of this
coming week, including three two-a-day sessions leading up to
the final preseason scrimmage.
The squad's final scrimmage will be held prior to FSU's annual
media/fans 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).
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.
