Southern returns to the football field for program's first spring practice since 2013

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- For four years Southern football’s offseason played out the same way.

From the moment the final whistle blew on the last game of the season, the Jaguars would not touch a football in an official capacity until the start of preseason camp in August.

The next few weeks would be a mad dash to piece together a starting-day roster, make adjustments to the schemes and break in new players, not to mention get players back into game shape after nearly nine months away from the field.

This year is different, though.

This year, Southern has time. This year, the Jaguars have options. The panicked fury of preseason camp won’t be necessary.

Spring football is back at the Bluffs.

“The biggest difference is being able to be on the field and coach them," said coach Dawson Odums. "Being able to work on special team fundamentals. Being able to work on offensive fundamentals. … When you go from November to August, it’s lot of time to not be in pads and working on the fundamentals.”

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