Much of SU offseason work done off campus

Southern University strength and conditioning coach Thomas Hall said he spends between an hour and an hour-and-a-half most weekday nights calling football players to keep up with the progress of their summer workouts. The reason? A reduction in scholarship money available for student-athletes to attend summer school has sliced into the number of players who usually participate in voluntary conditioning sessions.

File photo: Southern University QB Bryant Lee.

Because of the cutback, more than half the team is away from campus this summer. As a result, Hall calls to check on the progress of those players. “I know the guys are working out,” Hall said. “These guys, I can count on.”

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