Murray State University Athletics
Spring Practice #6
4/3/2008 5:00:00 AM | Football
Mother nature cooperated on Thursday morning as the skies stayed just long enough for Murray State to conduct its sixth workout of the Spring. The rain stopped just to the start of practice and then returned about an hour after the completion of practice.
The Racers continued to work on their fundamentals on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball and tried to just continue to get better every day.
"We're getting better," said head coach Matt Griffin. "One of the things we stress is to get better each day and I think we have done that. Overall, any coach in any sport wants to see them compete every second they are out there. We are starting to come that with age and maturity. We just need to keep steering them in the right direction."
The Racers battled through some sluggish times at the beginning of practice to rebound for a strong finish. The team worked on third-and-three situations. The offense had a few big plays on the legs of Charlie Jordan, but when it was all said and done, the defense came out on top as they stopped fullback Bryan Cardenas a half-yard short on the final play.
"We had some mental errors in a couple of periods, but we finished with a competitive drill and it went down to the wire with competitive fight," said Griffin. "Being tired and having a couple guys beat up, they fought their butts off."
The Racers return to the practice field on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. at Stewart Stadium.
