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Archive for August, 2008

My Life as a D3 Player: August 30, ‘08

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Training camp has continued at a pretty status quo pace. We’ve had several two-a-day practices, and still plenty of meetings and film. The earlier part of this week was tough because the freshmen had orientation, so in addition to football we had to attend all the required meetings, registration, etc.
Things have definitely ramped up physically. [...]

My Life as a D3 Player: August 24, ‘08

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Unfortunately I have been unable to update this site as much as I would like over the last week, and that is mainly due to training camp.
Today was our first practice wearing shoulder pads (and shorts), after two NCAA-required “acclimation” days in t-shirts and helmets. We’ve been having meetings pretty often for the last few [...]

My Life as a D3 Player: August 19 ‘08

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Today we finally arrived back at campus after a fewc days down in Alamosa doing service projects with the Boy’s and Girl’s Club, as well as the Orient Land trust. It was definitely a positive experience because all of us freshmen football players got to know each other much better.
Today is mostly a day off. [...]

My Life as a D3 Player: August 16 ‘08

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Today is my first full day on campus at Colorado College. Yesterday was basically move-in, some meetings, a baseline concussion test, and dinner. The upper class football players still have yet to arrive because the freshman football players have to take the “Priddy trip”.
Basically this trip is a mandatory part of orientation for all freshmen. [...]

My Life as a D3 Player: August 13 ‘08

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

After months of physical and psychological preparation, it’s finally time to, as Reebok puts it,  “Join the Migration”. Today is definitely going to be crazy. It will be my last time in the weight room before I report to Colorado College on Friday the 15th.
There’s so many things going through my mind as an incoming [...]