Aug. 22, 2005
After its first off day since starting practice Aug. 8, the Baylor football team went through a 90-minute workout on the Floyd Casey Stadium turf Monday evening. Monday also marked the first day of classes on the Baylor campus.
"It (practice) wasn't bad, bad, but you could tell they'd been away for a day and probably have other things in the back of their minds," said Baylor coach Guy Morriss. " It was good to get out here and get some of the kinks out so that they can come out here tomorrow focused on SMU.
"I think we still need to carry them (full pads)," he added. "We aren't going to be out here long, maybe an hour and 45 minutes, and it'll go down from there. I think the main key for us is to be fresh and not beat up. We just need to come out, polish and be ready mentally."
The Bears now settle into their in-season routine beginning Tuesday when they will hold position meetings prior to their 3:10 p.m. workout. In previous years, all position meetings had been held after practice.
All workouts are open to the public and the media. Baylor opens its 2005 season Sept. 3 at SMU.
Notes: Scholarship players Chris Evans (Dallas, Texas) and Chris Green (Richmond, Texas) were among 15 players who joined the team today, while another 34 walk-ons will tryout for roster spots later in the week ... True freshman wide receiver David Gettis continues to wait on a decision on his eligibility status from the NCAA Clearinghouse, Morriss said ... Senior wide receivers Ryan Jeffrey (broken left hand) and J Fields (hamstring) missed Monday's workout as did freshman wide receiver Thomas White (hamstring) and freshman linebacker Justin Osinde (knee), senior offensive tackle Hunter Herring (knee) and junior offensive tackle Travis Farst (kneecap) ... Senior offensive tackles Evan Stone (foot) and sophomore offensive tackle Nick Pace (sprained ankle) returned to practice Monday evening ... Both season and single-game tickets for Baylor's five-game home schedule are on sale through the school's Athletic Ticket Office (1-800-BAYLOR-U).
