Pough says S.C. State Bulldogs are ready to play

Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough

Orangeburg, SC - Buddy Pough watched his South Carolina State team run through practice Tuesday sans pads.

Those, it turns out, were already on the road to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for Thursday night's game against Central Michigan. Today, at noon, Pough and his team will follow. Kickoff Thursday is slated for 7:05 p.m. Between now and then, the Bulldogs won't step on the practice field again. That is fine with Pough.

"We are pretty much done," the Bulldog head coach said Tuesday evening. "By the time you get to this part of the year, we've had enough of this stuff. You need to go out and see if it's going to work or not. We will have our general, usual, pregame routine that we will do in Michigan, and we will go out Thursday night and let it happen."

Following his team's final practice of the preseason on Willie E. Jeffries Field ...

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