ISU announces 2006 Spring Football schedule

TERRE HAUTE, IN (3-23-2006) – Second-year Indiana State head football coach Lou West announced today (March 23) his 15 practice spring schedule for the Sycamores. ISU will work out at least three times per week for the next four weeks in preparation for the 2006 schedule that will begin on Sept. 2, at Purdue.

Spring drills begin on Saturday, March 25 at 9:00 a.m. ISU will practice each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday until April 22, when the Sycamores will hold the Blue/White Game at Memorial Stadium. Exceptions to this schedule while be April 15 & April 21, when no practice is scheduled for those dates.

ISU plans to practice twice in Helmets before donning full pads for the first time on March 29. ISU plans mini-scrimmages on April 1 (9:00 a.m.), April 5 (2:15 p.m.), April 14 (2:15 p.m.) and April 19 (2:15 p.m.). The only full scale scrimmage of the spring will be on April 22.

On April 21, the ISU football program will host the Lettermen’s Golf Outing at Idle Creek Golf Course. That golf outing begins at 11:00 a.m.. It is open to all former Indiana State football Lettermen.

On April 22, the program will host a former captain’s breakfast at 8:00 a.m., followed by a mini-clinic at 10. An autograph session will be held at Memorial Stadium, beginning at 11:00 a.m., then the annual spring scrimmage will follow at 1:00 p.m.

"I am very excited about the opportunity to lead our team into spring practice," West said. "We have a lot of redemption to do this year. Our players can do better, and redeem ourselves this season. We have a lot of work ahead of us, and going through this practice is the only way that we can get better. This spring we are going to be playing a lot of kids. Don’t look for us to be redshirting anyone. We are going to do whatever it takes to get our 11 best players on the field on both sides of the ball this season."

Fans interested in attending practice are requested to call the ISU Football Office at (812) 237-4074 before the day of the practice.

ISU’s 11-game schedule for 2006 will be released in the coming days. In non-conference action, ISU will travel to Purdue, Northern Illinois as well as Eastern Illinois and will entertain Murray State this fall. The Sycamores will host Northern Iowa, Missouri State as well as Illinois State in Gateway Football Conference action.