S.C. State Bulldogs bring intensity to preseason camp

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  -- As a senior, South Carolina State linebacker Joe Thomas of Blackville-Hilda High School has his “two-a-day” practice regimen down to a science.

“Just having your mind right,” he said. “Coming out in the morning, getting the job done and, in the afternoon, doing the same thing without losing intensity.”

Through a pair of two-hour practices Wednesday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, the Bulldogs maintained a suitable level of intensity for the coaching staff. At the same time, the team was careful not to endanger themselves physically.

“We got some instructional kinds of things that we’ve got to relay to our guys to make sure that we can practice properly,” head coach Buddy Pough said. “One of the hardest things to do, especially at the early part of camp, is to gear them down a little bit so you can get all the things accomplished you’re trying to get done. Our guys want to be a little rough and tumble when you’re not in the full gear and stuff. So that gets to be a little bit of an issue. But besides that, our guys seem to have a little bit of enthusiasm.”



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