Boston College Athletics
Football Nearing Home Stretch
August 18, 2003 | Football
Aug. 18, 2003
Heading down the home stretch of preseason camp, the Boston College football team practiced for approximately two hours Monday afternoon on the grass. Tuesday marks the last double-session day for camp; the team will practice once in the morning and again at 6 p.m.
The team will conduct its third and final intrasquad scrimmage at 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Coach Tom O'Brien seemed pleased with the effort from Sunday evening's scrimmage.
"It seemed like it was a much more physical scrimmage, a lot more intensity," he said. "I think the change in the weather, the cool night, helped them. We tried to create some things in more game-like situations for the young kids. I think it's important to do that now and do it again."
The team begins normal game-week preparations on Sunday, August 24. Six days later, the Eagles open the 2003 season at 1 p.m. vs. Wake Forest in Alumni Stadium.
