Army West Point Athletics
Day One of Preseason in the Books
August 01, 2016 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point football team opened fall camp this afternoon under mostly cloudy skies at Howze Field.
Head coach Jeff Monken was excited for the first day of fall camp and took to Twitter this morning.
The rookies took to the field first with a separate practice session, while the upperclassmen came onto the practice field an hour after the first-years started. The team practiced in only helmets on Monday and went through positional drills, 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 competition.
The practice ended with a little bit of fun and toughness with a tug-of-war competition.
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Play of the Day: Middle linebacker Andrew King dropped in coverage and intercepted a pass over the middle during the 11-on-11 period between the top offense and defensive squads.
Quarterbacks in Focus: Camp begins with seven players on the depth chart for the quarterback position. Chris Carter and Ahmad Bradshaw sit atop the chart after splitting time last season. For the first time in . Rookies Joey Benden, Malik McGue, Korie Frausto and Kelvin Hopkins Jr. are newcomers, while sophomore Luke Langdon is back at camp after an injury last season, but is still sidelined. Quarterbacks coach Mitch Ware is back for his third season with the Black Knights. For the first time since 2013, Army does not have senior signal caller on its roster. Bradshaw has the most experience with seven starts in 2015. Bradshaw and Carter shared reps throughout practice, while the rookies saw time with the first-year units.
Extra Points: The rookies began their first preseason practice with a portion starting prior to the entire team … special teams, which is under the direction of assistant coach Sean Saturnio, worked on punts to start practice … Andrew McLean was in full practice mode after missing most of last season with an injury … McGue hit Jeff Ejekam in stride for a 60-yard touchdown pass during 7-on-7 drills … Luke Peterman also pulled down a touchdown pass during the drill … the defense won the tug-of-war battle by a 7-2 margin … the longest battle of the competition was between lineman Mike Houghton and Raymond Wright with Wright prevailing in the end.
Tuesday's Schedule: The Black Knights are back on the practice field again tomorrow with a 3:55 p.m. start. The team will once again be in helmets, jerseys and shorts.
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Head coach Jeff Monken was excited for the first day of fall camp and took to Twitter this morning.
Opening day of @ArmyWP_Football pre-season training camp today on the #BanksoftheHudson. #ItsGoTime for the #BLACKKN16TS
— Jeff Monken (@CoachJeffMonken) August 1, 2016
The rookies took to the field first with a separate practice session, while the upperclassmen came onto the practice field an hour after the first-years started. The team practiced in only helmets on Monday and went through positional drills, 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 competition.
The practice ended with a little bit of fun and toughness with a tug-of-war competition.
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.@ArmyWP_Football teaching toughness one tug-of-war at a time #GoArmyhttps://t.co/rvMmvba6Ra
— ArmyWestPoint Sports (@GoArmyWestPoint) August 1, 2016
Play of the Day: Middle linebacker Andrew King dropped in coverage and intercepted a pass over the middle during the 11-on-11 period between the top offense and defensive squads.
Quarterbacks in Focus: Camp begins with seven players on the depth chart for the quarterback position. Chris Carter and Ahmad Bradshaw sit atop the chart after splitting time last season. For the first time in . Rookies Joey Benden, Malik McGue, Korie Frausto and Kelvin Hopkins Jr. are newcomers, while sophomore Luke Langdon is back at camp after an injury last season, but is still sidelined. Quarterbacks coach Mitch Ware is back for his third season with the Black Knights. For the first time since 2013, Army does not have senior signal caller on its roster. Bradshaw has the most experience with seven starts in 2015. Bradshaw and Carter shared reps throughout practice, while the rookies saw time with the first-year units.
Extra Points: The rookies began their first preseason practice with a portion starting prior to the entire team … special teams, which is under the direction of assistant coach Sean Saturnio, worked on punts to start practice … Andrew McLean was in full practice mode after missing most of last season with an injury … McGue hit Jeff Ejekam in stride for a 60-yard touchdown pass during 7-on-7 drills … Luke Peterman also pulled down a touchdown pass during the drill … the defense won the tug-of-war battle by a 7-2 margin … the longest battle of the competition was between lineman Mike Houghton and Raymond Wright with Wright prevailing in the end.
Tuesday's Schedule: The Black Knights are back on the practice field again tomorrow with a 3:55 p.m. start. The team will once again be in helmets, jerseys and shorts.
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