BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Samford football team practiced for about two hours in full pads Tuesday afternoon at Seibert Stadium. The Bulldogs began implementing their game plan for Saturday afternoon's game at Florida A&M.
The Bulldogs enter Saturday's game with a record of 1-1 on the young season after dropping a 31-21 decision at Arkansas last Saturday night. Samford co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Travis Trickett said the players came out ready to work during Tuesday's practice.
"Our guys came out with their minds made up that they wanted to work," Trickett said. "I think they still have a bad taste in their mouth from Saturday, but our guys came out focused today and got after it."
Florida A&M also enters the week with a record of 1-1 after falling to Tennessee State, 27-7, last weekend. Trickett said he has been impressed with what he has seen so far from the Rattlers.
"They have good athletes, they're aggressive," Trickett said. "Their defensive coordinator is Levon Kirkland, their head coach is Earl Holmes, two NFL All-Pro linebackers, so their mentality is to attack and get after you. We have to go to Tallahassee, to their home, their fans will be excited for them, so we have a great challenge."
Trickett talked about some of the keys to Samford coming away with a win Saturday afternoon.
"We have to make sure we execute our offense, because they are going to bring a lot of stuff that we aren't used to seeing on a day-to-day basis," Trickett said.
Samford will practice again on Wednesday. The workout is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. at Seibert Stadium.
Samford's game against Florida A&M is scheduled for a 1 p.m. (CT) kickoff Saturday from Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. The can be heard locally on FM-99.5 The Vibe, or worldwide on the internet at www.995thevibe.com. Any fans who will be in attendance at Bragg Memorial Stadium Saturday, but would still like to listen to the Samford radio broadcast can hear it in the stadium by tuning their radios to 96.9 FM.
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