Aug. 19, 2008
Read official "View From The Hill" blog about fall practice
Baylor head coach Art Briles put his squad through two-and-a-half hours of practice under overcast skies Tuesday morning. The Bears continued fall campw with Tuesday's workout on the Floyd Casey Stadium turf due to recent rains on the practice fields.
The Bears return to the field Wednesday for their third and final two-a-day of fall camp that includes morning and afternoon sessions. Baylor practices are closed to the public. [Briles quotes below]
SCHEDULING NOTES: Baylor has finalized a four-year extension to its football series with Rice. The former Southwest Conference foes have agreed to games in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. With the extension the two schools are now scheduled to meet every season from 2010 to 2016... The Bears have also completed their 2011 schedule with the addition of a home game vs. Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 8, 2011.
NOTES: Thursday morning Bears senior football players will help incoming Baylor students arriving at South Russell Residence Hall as part of the school's annual campus Move-In Day (from 10 a.m. to noon)... Coach Briles will hold his first weekly radio show Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. CDT. The Central National Bank Art Briles Call-In Show will air every Thursday (except Aug. 28 and a Wed. show Sept. 17) on KRZI 1660AM in Waco, on KZNX 1530AM in Austin and KCUB 98.5FM in Stephenville... Baylor opens its 2008 season Aug. 28 when it hosts 23rd-ranked Wake Forest at Floyd Casey Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in front of an FSN national television audience.
BAYLOR HEAD COACH Art Briles - Aug. 19, 2008
Recapping Monday's afternoon practice:
"We had a good workout in the afternoon. We bounced around and had a lot of energy. We had really good focus and that's kind of been our theme for the last couple of days. We need to focus on the little things and just make sure we take care of business. It was a good productive workout."
On getting different players more reps in practice:
"We're still kind of rolling as is. We're still in the developmental stage as far as figuring out, who can and when they can. It's still a process we're working through. We'll start getting game-ready at the end of this week.
On position battles:
"I think for the most part, we're getting pretty settled on our personnel. All that's still subject to change. We feel good about the people we've got and how they're performing. Now we just have to refine all the techniques that are involved in playing their positions to their best."
On how he'll treat Tuesday's practice any different from Monday and Wednesday's two-a-days:
"It'll go a little longer. We'll have to cover everything at once. It's just one of those good long practices that we need right now."
