Notes from Camp Oxford: Day 3
8/4/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 4, 2007
OXFORD, Ohio -- Thanks to overcast skies and a gentle breeze, conditions for the second day of on-field practice at Yager Stadium were a little more comfortable for Coach Shane Montgomery's Miami RedHawks football team. Once again, the players wore helmets, shorts and t-shirts, but no pads.
FRESHMAN WALK-ONS: Joining the 22 scholarship freshmen are six first-year walk-ons. The players, all products of the state of Ohio. include:
*MIKE BOLINGER (5-9, 185), a first-team All-Southwest Ohio placekicker from Eaton High School
*STEVE BRAY (6-1, 230), an all-star center from Cincinnati's Turpin H.S., and son of RedHawks broadcaster Tim Bray
*BRIAN LANE (6-3, 250), an all-league defensive lineman from Cincinnati's Moeller H.S., and son of former Notre Dame player Mike Lane
*TJ LATTIMORE (5-8, 172), all-star running back from Maple Heights H.S.
*SCOTT MADSEN (6-2, 218), all-league linebacker from Dublin Coffman H.S., and brother of Ohio State basketball's Kyle Madsen
*LEE ZAMOS (6-5, 270), all-league offensive tackle from Kenston H.S.
FOUR PLEASANT SURPRISES: Miami defensive coordinator Jay Hood was asked to list four pleasant surprises from the defensive side of the ball over the first two days of practice. Here are his responses:
*JOEY HUDSON: "... it's fun to see him back out there" (Hudson sat out Miami's spring drills)
*D.J. SVABIK: "... showing us what he can do after being hampered by injuries"
*JAMES CASE: "...one of our older guys who's practicing well at defensive end"
*BEN BENNETT: "...has shown improvement everyday and will give us better depth at safety"
WEBSITE VIDEO FEATURES: Steve Baker, The Voice of the RedHawks, continues his series of video reports regarding football camp. The features can be found at the "RedHawk Video Report" button on Miami athletics' website -- www.muredhawks.com. Currently featured is a piece about Miami's first day of practice, with comments from head athletic trainer Gale Newton. The third of the two-minute features will appear on the website next Monday (8/6/07) and will focus on the RedHawk quarterbacks.
Miami's Practice Schedule for the next five days:
Sunday, August 5 -- approximately 4:45 - 7:00 p.m.
Monday, August 6 -- approx. 3:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 7 -- approx. 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, August 8 -- approx. 8:45 - 11:15 a.m. AND 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 9 -- approx. 9:30 - 11:45 a.m.
