Dark Skies Greet Racers For Thursday Morning Practice

8/20/2009 3:00:00 PM | Football

Dark skies and heavy rains welcomed the Murray State football team to the field Thursday morning as the Racers continued to prepare for the 2009 season. The Racers worked out for nearly 90 minutes on the turf inside Stewart Stadium.

The Racers return to practice tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. and will conduct their third scrimmage of the preseason Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Head Coach Matt Griffin
On Thursday Morning Practice:
“Good practice today. It was he second day of classes and the kids came out mentally prepared. I was excited about the way they played being early in the morning.”

On the First Practice in the Rain:
“It was great to get some precipitation because now our kids got some work with it. We handled it well on both sides, with no turnovers, and I am pleased with what we did.”