Saturday, August 17, 2013

PV Football Training Camp Day 11: Panthers Get Defensive

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  -- When the Prairie View A&M Panthers hit the field for their 2013 opener versus Texas Southern on Aug. 31, one of the most noticeable changes will be the team's defensive scheme.  Led by first-year defensive coordinator Charles McMillian, the Panther defense has been hard at work in picking up his scheme.

McMillian brings a wealth of experience to the defense with stints in the Big 12 (Texas A&M), Big Ten (Indiana), Mountain West (TCU) and Conference USA (Cincinnati).  The Bryan, Texas native and Utah State graduate has his work cut out for him as the Panthers finished ninth in total defense, seventh in rush defense, ninth in scoring defense, 10th in pass defense and ninth in sacks last fall amongst SWAC teams.



 "The main thing is getting the guys to understand base concepts as far as alignment splits, knowing where the receivers are located and knowing whether the quarterback is in the shotgun or underneath the center," he said.  "Basically, it's getting them to understand the game and if you can get them to understand the game and those little things, we become a better team."

The Panthers completed their second round of two-a-days on Wednesday and held a single practice on Thursday morning.  They'll conduct their third set of two-a-days on Friday with their first scrimmage of camp on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.

Season tickets are still available by calling (936) 261-9111 in addition to special hotel rates for selected games through the month of August.

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