Southern closes practice to public because of heat

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern has indefinitely closed preseason football practice to the public because of excessive heat that is forecast for the next few days.

Temperatures are forecast to reach at least 100 degrees daily into early next week.

The Jaguars will conduct the first of three two-a-day practices, but won’t scrimmage as originally planned Saturday at Louisiana Leadership Institute.

Preseason camp continues through Aug. 15 and classes begin two days later.

Fall Fan Fest is Aug. 15

Southern will hold its annual Fall Fan Fest on Aug. 15 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

The festivities will begin with a tailgate party before the team’s arrival at 1:45 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m. after the team’s final preseason scrimmage, which begins at 9:15 a.m.

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