Wake Forest Athletics
Football Practice Report
8/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 14, 2002
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -
Wednesday's Session: The Wake Forest football team beat up on itself a little bit Wednesday morning at Groves Stadium in its first scrimmage. The defense dominated the first half of the 70-plus play scrimmage. Senior fullback Ovie Mughelli had two long breakaway touchdown runs. Anthony Young, a junior who moved from quarterback to wide receiver this past spring, made some nice catches and freshman runningback Chris Barclay looked sharp. The Demon Deacons reconvened later that afternoon on the practice fields for more positional work. Partly cloudy skies and a nice breeze provided tolerable temperatures for most of the day, but when the sun snuck out from behind the clouds, the dog days of August were in full effect. Wake Forest is 15 days away from kickoff at Northern Illinois. Starting tomorrow, the offense will swap jersey colors with the defense, so the weather should improve on the defensive side of the ball, since they will be wearing white and the offense will turn it up as they don the black tops.
Quoting Head Coach Jim Grobe: "Well, we're struggling a little bit right now. We've got some guys banged up and I'm a little bit concerned because we need to be physical, but we're just a little bit beat up right now. Our runningbacks and our receiver positions have not shown a lot of toughness. We've got a lot of guys that are missing practice reps right now. So we've got some work to do. That's not unusual though. I would be a lot more concerned if we felt like we were ready. I wouldn't say that we're where I expect us to be, but we've really got to get much better at the runningback and wide receiver positions right now. Those are keys for us."
Upcoming Practice Schedule: Wake Forest will practice at the same times (9:15-11:15 a.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m.) tomorrow and Friday.
Fan Fest: The Wake Forest football team invites fans of all ages to Family Fun Fest at Groves Stadium on Saturday between 1:00-2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for admission. The event will give fans the opportunity to meet members of the 2002 Wake Forest football team. Fans are invited to bring their cameras to take pictures with their favorite players. Selected Demon Deacons will be available at autograph tables. Fans can get in the action by attempting field goals in the north endzone and additional players will be on hand to play catch. There will be an opportunity to get an inside look at the football program through interactive equipment and training room exhibits. For more information on the Fan Fest, contact Sports Marketing at 336-758-5011.
On the Web: Visit www.WakeForestSports.com for the latest information on the Deacon football team. In addition to all press releases and practice reports, senior offensive guard Blake Henry is keeping a preseason diary, where his entries are available online.
