Clemson held its first practice in full pads in near 100 degree heat on Wednesday afternoon. The practice was just two hours, the shortest of the preseason, due to exams that closed the second session of summer school at Clemson.
"We were a bit discombobulated because we had a lot of players either late or not here due to exams," said Head Coach Tommy Bowden. "We stressed tempo throughout and got some things done. It was the fifth straight day of practice in 90 degree heat.
The Duke football team took to the practice field for the third time on Wednesday morning, donning helmets and shoulder pads after two days in just helmets and jerseys. Head coach Ted Roof has been pleased with the efforts of the rookie Blue Devils.
"So far, so good," said Roof of the freshmen. "We've really gone fast as far as installation goes."
The University of Miami football team tested out its pads Wednesday morning, as the team underwent its first practice of the preseason in full pads.
"We did a lot of good things on offense, and the defense responded later on in practice," Miami head coach Randy Shannon said. "It was an up-and-down practice on both sides of the football. We had too many penalties on both sides of the football. It was too many things that we can control. We just have to bear down and get it done. But we'll be fine."
The Hurricanes worked for nearly two hours on an overcast day at the Greentree Practice Fields. The team went through several live situations and will hold its first closed scrimmage at 7:50 a.m. Thursday at Cobb Stadium in Coral Gables
NC State football played its first fall scrimmage of the season Wednesday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. Toney Baker scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the offense, catching a 13-yard strike from Daniel Evans and rushing for another score.
Head coach Tom O'Brien and his Wolfpack squad went through an hour and a half scrimmage with O'Brien coming out afterwards talking of improving consistency across the board.
"They competed tonight and the biggest thing we have to do is be much more consistent," O'Brien said after the scrimmage. "We aren't very consistent on either side of the football and until we get that we can't be a good football team."
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