Tulsa Football Beats the Heat as Preseason Camp Opens Tuesday with Early Morning Workout
8/1/2023 1:34:00 PM | Football
TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team began spring drills early Tuesday morning on the grass of Harwell Field, trying to beat the extreme 100+ degree temperatures that has hit the Plains and Southwestern part of the country.
Tulsa's first-year coach Kevin Wilson was excited to get on the field for the first practice of preseason camp.
"We had a really good first day," said Wilson. "I was happy getting out here on the field with these guys. We threw a lot at them, but it didn't look like a first day. We weren't in turbo jet mode, but we were moving around at a pretty good clip today."
Practice commenced at 7:15 a.m. and ended at 9:30, as the temperature increased 10 degrees during the 135-minute workout. The temperature at the start of practice was 88-degrees with 80-percent humidity and ended at 98 and 71.
"I love practice. I love the art of practicing," Wilson said. "We had a great offseason and everything we did previously was all done so that hopefully we could start off practicing well, and part of that is being organized, so it's not chaotic.
"I told the players last night to not get mad when we're coaching, please bear with us because it's on-the-job training. There are too many formations, too many defenses, too many plays, you can't cover it all in the first days. A player may think he made a mistake, but no, it's just learning on the run," added Wilson.
Tulsa will be back on the practice field Wednesday morning.
Tulsa opens the 2023 season on Thursday night, August 31, at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Season tickets, mini-plan packages and single-game tickets for five of Tulsa's six home games – UAPB, Temple, Rice, Charlotte and North Texas – are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased online at TulsaHurricane.com/tickets or by calling 918.631.4688.
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