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2015 was a weird season for the ACU Wildcats. At one point there were 15 or so players expected to contribute on the injury report.
That's some bad luck, but with those guys out, younger players stepped in to fill the holes, and they gained some much needed playing experience.
Now with spring practices going on, coach Ken Collums has that many more field ready players to work with.
Those younger guys having that experience will be invaluable going forward.
"You don't truly understand how important preparation is just physically and your mental approach to things," head coach Ken Collums said. "You have to go through it for a year or two to really start to figure that out, and that's the problem with playing young people. They just don't know yet, but our guys know now. So, last year, due to a lot of the injuries, a lot of young guys played, but we're going to benefit from that now."
The Wildcats will wrap up their spring practices with their final scrimmage on April 15th at Shotwell Stadium.
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That's some bad luck, but with those guys out, younger players stepped in to fill the holes, and they gained some much needed playing experience.
Now with spring practices going on, coach Ken Collums has that many more field ready players to work with.
Those younger guys having that experience will be invaluable going forward.
"You don't truly understand how important preparation is just physically and your mental approach to things," head coach Ken Collums said. "You have to go through it for a year or two to really start to figure that out, and that's the problem with playing young people. They just don't know yet, but our guys know now. So, last year, due to a lot of the injuries, a lot of young guys played, but we're going to benefit from that now."
The Wildcats will wrap up their spring practices with their final scrimmage on April 15th at Shotwell Stadium.
More...