Rice University Athletics
Football: Practice Report #25
10/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
Thursday's nationally-telecast game with Fresno State (1-2) means that Rice must put last Saturday's 29-16 loss at San Jose State behind them and prepare for the Bulldogs in a very short amount of time.
"We had to change our routine with such a short week, to speed things up," said head coach Ken Hatfield following Monday's workout in Rice Stadium. "The team knew that they had to bear down and pay attention, and we had good concentration."
Normally, Monday is more of a recovery day from the previous game's injuries, and practices are usually lighter than Tuesday and Wednesday. Players usually wear only shorts and helmets on Monday.
"(Monday's) practice was a lot longer than we normally do, and it was good to have the shoulder pads on because it makes all the passing more game-like," added Hatfield.
Thursday's Western Athletic Conference game will be telecast on Fox Sports Net, and will kickoff at 6 pm (CDT).
