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CSC football players run through a drill during the scrimmage on the practice field Saturday. — Photo by Teri Robinson
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Scrimmage sets tempo for upcoming football season

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CSC football players run through a drill during the scrimmage on the practice field Saturday. — Photo by Teri Robinson
CSC football players run through a drill during the scrimmage on the practice field Saturday. — Photo by Teri Robinson

The Chadron State College football team held a unique practice on Saturday, as they had a brief match-up against each other in preparation for the upcoming season.

Beginning roughly around 11 a.m., the helmets took the practice field and did what they would do any other day—practice. After about an hour and a half of drill work, the players were split up into teams to put their preparation to the test.

There were enough players that the coaches were able to split them into four teams and have two scrimmages at once. The games only lasted 15-20 minutes, but the team was able to take from it all that they needed to.

“It went well,” tailback, Cody Paul, sophomore of Seal Beach, California, said. “It was just another day for us to get better, and having some refs there helped us out a lot and let us get a more ‘game day’ feeling.”

According to defensive back, Ryan Wood, sophomore of Stockton, California, the team did not feel too much of a difference despite the circumstances of this practice because of the way they have been coached this year.

“The scrimmage was just like every other practice,” Wood said. “We practice every day at a high tempo like it’s a game so when we get to game day we already know what to expect and are well-prepared.”

Both players added some insight on the upcoming season and what they expect for the team to accomplish.

“This season should be great,” Paul said. “We’ve been training really hard and putting in a lot of film hours to be the best team in the RMAC.”

With teams such as CSU-Pueblo and Colorado School of Mines looking to make some noise of their own in the RMAC, Chadron will certainly have their work cut out for them.

“I’m really excited with this year and how the coaches are preparing us to be great,” Wood said. “They are pushing us to not only win the RMAC, but to be the top team in the nation, and the whole team is confident that this year is going to be a great one.”

Eagle football will be officially underway at noon on Saturday, Sept. 6, as the team opens its season against Missouri S&T at Elliott Field.