The Ouachita Baptist football team opened camp Tuesday in the Quintus and Betty Crews Indoor Athletic Pavilion with the first practice after a few days of conditioning as the team reported on Sunday.
“It’s a lot of fun to be back out practicing,” Tigers head coach Todd Knight said. “For the first practice, I thought it was positive. The quarterbacks looked like they hadn’t missed a beat in throwing the football. We’ve got some really talented receivers. I am excited about our defensive line and our talented secondary. So there were a lot of positives for the first day.”
The Tigers, who had 90 report to camp, will continue to practice in just helmets on 4:00 p.m., Wednesday and work in shells Thursday and Friday. Ouachita Baptist concludes the week in full gear on Saturday and begin two-a-days Monday with practices beginning at 9:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The first scrimmage scheduled will be 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23 at A.U. Williams Field and the Tigers will have its final scrimmage on the road, Tuesday, Aug. 26 in Shreveport, La.
Ouachita Baptist begins the season with back-to-back home games, starting 12 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 6 against Fort Lewis College (Colo.) at A.U. Williams Field. The following week, the Tigers open Gulf South Conference action against West Georgia.
