SCSU football starts rebuilding for next season

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  -- Opening day for South Carolina State football is 68 days away against Coastal Carolina at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

Unofficially, the season starts Tuesday when as many as 50 players begin summer workouts on campus.

Under the eyes of returning strength and conditioning coach John Williams, the Bulldogs will participate in various exercise and weightlifting activities and hold 7-on-7 passing drills among themselves over the next five weeks leading to the start of preseason camp on Aug. 5.



“I’m excited about having him back,” S.C. State head football coach Buddy Pough said about Williams’ return. “I’m excited about having his maturity around our program ... and I think that he’ll be a big part of what we do here in the coming year.”

For the fifth consecutive year, fund-raising efforts through the “Lift-A-Bulldog” campaign made it possible for players to stay in Orangeburg this summer. Donations covering 1-3 players at $1,000 each were instrumental in not enabling the workouts to take place, but enabling the players to enroll in classes during the Summer II session.

The 2013 season cannot ...

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