The Huskies hit the practice field for the first time in 2021 at 9:30 a.m. and turned in a fast-paced two-and-a-half hour-plus workout under partly sunny skies. NIU head coach Thomas Hammock, who enters his third season at the helm of his alma mater, was happy with how the team looked at the first practice.
"Obviously, guys were excited to be out here," Hammock said. "The real part of camp starts tomorrow. After the newness wears off, now you have to come back, recover, get your mind right and say, 'I have to continue to get better.'
"The guys were in a good mind frame. You can tell they put a lot of work in over the summer. All of that showed up today. It was a pretty clean practice. We'll watch the tape. Obviously, there are things we can get better on, but overall, I liked the energy and intensity. We have a lot of size out there and can't get wait to get the pads on officially."
This is NIU's first fall camp to follow an offseason conditioning program, spring practice and a season, however brief it was, under Hammock. Last season's fall camp was halted almost before it got started due to Covid and the spring ball and summer conditioning was cancelled for the same reason.
While it's still early, Hammock has noticed a difference among the returners who were able to go through the whole process.
"It's way different," Hammock said. "I think you see the difference when you see the freshmen go out there for the first time and you have a guy that has only been here a year longer than you, telling you how to practice, how to work, the plays. It's a night and day difference. For a true freshman to break into the rotation, he will have to wow us. We have depth, we have numbers, we have guys with experience, and we have guys that are hungry."
Following the last team period of practice, Hammock and the coaching staff had the offensive and defensive skill players line up on either sideline and the offensive and defensive line stand on the end line of the north end zone to end practice. The Huskies ended their first practice with a conditioning session. Meanwhile, the true freshmen and younger guys saw extra team time.
"What we talk about as coaches is who wants it the most. So we're going to go back old school. We're going to condition. We're going to try and get as much information as we can get to see who wants it the most. On Sept 4th, we'll play the 22 guys that want it the most."
NIU opens the season at Georgia Tech on September 4 before welcoming fans back to the stands at full capacity in Huskie Stadium beginning with the home opener versus Wyoming on September 11. Kickoff for the game is at 12:30 p.m. (CT) and the game will honor First Responders and Health Care Heroes, while also serving as a Welcome Back Fans celebration.
Season tickets for NIU's complete six-game home schedule remain on sale with season ticket prices as low as $85. Purchase a minimum of four tickets for all six games via the Family Pack for just $90 per ticket (in sections B and F) or $66 per ticket (in sections A and G). Three-game or four-game mini-plans are also available with Mission's 3-Game Mini-Plan priced at $79 (including processing), while Victor E.'s 4-Game Mini-Plan is $107.
To see all the ticket options and prices, and for more information on premium seating, see the Football Ticket Page at NIUHuskies.com. To purchase tickets, call 815-753-PACK (7225) or go to NIUHuskies.com/MyHuskies.
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