FSU Practice:Day 3

• The team hit the field at 9:00 a.m. for 24 periods in shoulder pads Thursday

• Buster Davis, Andre Fluellen & Anthony Houllis each had one tackle for loss in 11-on-11

• Roger Williams added an interception off a deflected Christian Ponder pass

• Jamaal Edwards (20 yards), Antone Smith (15) and Lorenzo Booker (10) had runs of 10 or more yards in 11-on-11

• The two longest pass completions were 15 yards (Xavier Lee to Richard Goodman) and 10 yards (Drew Weatherford to Caz Piurowski)

• Buster Davis and Andre Fluellen were named to the Lombardi Award watch list

• Friday's practice will also start at 9:00 a.m. (24 periods, shoulder pads)

• The team will work in full pads for the first time Saturday

• Media day and fan day will be held this Sunday (8/13)


QUOTES

Head Coach Bobby Bowden

(opening comments)

"For the second day I can see improvement, that's what you want to see. You need it everyday. You could tell the difference between yesterday and today. They were a little bit more familiar with what we're doing."

(on the weather)

"I don't think it was quite as hot as it was yesterday, but the thing was we handled it better. We might have had a couple of guys that the heat got to, but overall it was pretty good."

(on the first day of shoulder pads)

"We had the shells on today so we got some contact, but no tackling. They knocked each other around fairly well."

(on the punting)

"Our punters did pretty well today. (Graham) Gano's been hitting the ball pretty dang good. We're looking for consistency out of our kickers. I'd rather have a guy hit it 34 yards every time than one who hits it 50 then the next one hits it five. I like a left-footed kicker because the ball spins the opposite way. You get used to one rotation then here comes another that throws you off, it can be a factor."

LB Lawrence Timmons

(on the tradition of great linebackers at Florida State)

"I'm trying to live up to the reputations that our linebackers have had in the past. It's a big step up for me, but I'm going to work hard during two-a-days. We've been working on a couple of different schemes and I like it when we get more linebackers on the field because we can make a lot big plays."