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WARHAWKS WRAP UP FALL CAMP


(WARHAWK PLAYERS HEAD INTO LOCKER ROOM AFTER FINAL TWO A DAY PACTICE)

MONROE, La. - The ULM football team closed out the 2013 fall camp Tuesday with a two-hour practice in full pads at the ULM practice fields.
Afterwards head coach Eddie Polly made himself availabe to the media to answer questions about the seasons first test as well as preseason mentions and how he thought his team fairs with his new system.
The Warhawks will kick off the 2013 season on the road Saturday, August 31st at 3 p.m. against #13 Oklahoma.



Coach Polly Statement:
We are excited it is game week. It was difficult to ask your guys to keep hitting each other for two weeks but they seem ready to go. When the season opens everyone wants to play and now it is our turn. We obviously are playing a very, very good Oklahoma team. It's not just good in name, I think there are teams out there that are good in name, but this is 13th-ranked team in the country and deservingly so. coach Stoops consistantly has this team in or around the top ten every year for the last decade. From an offensive perspective, if you are going to be a great football team you have to have to have a great quarterback and they do. He has phenomenal accuracy, tough, sees things and it will be difficult to disguise anything. They have a great running back and tight end, several good wide receivers and a physical offensive line. They are a Big-12 defense - fast, long - and they have an outstanding kicker. So they have all the things that ranked teams tend to have.


On the PreSeason Publications for his team and players
As always those are good "Individual" accolades. But those are paper champs. You dont get any certificate or plaque for being preseason anything. I know those 9 or so players who were put on the preseason all conference list will work hard to prove those right and in turn should help us out. As far as being named second in the conference. This team did win it last year so we are number 1 until someone knocks us off.


On if his defensive scheme will be fully installed by gameday
I dont think youre never fully installed, you have to scheme every team differently that means adding something here and taking something out there. The base of our defense will be in but as the season goes and we learn how to disguise things then we will get creative.

Matchup Preview | August 31, 2013
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Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (0-0, Away)		#13 Oklahoma Sooners (0-0, Home)
norman, oklahoma Game Notes INTO THE FIRE!!! Both teams come into the game with high powered quarterbacks. For UL Monroe Jonathon Mansfield brings senior leadership and poise. The 90 thousand plus in Norman should not face him. The question is will his playmakers come to play. Running back Cameron Porter has had a good camp and if hes successful he could take a lot of pressure of Mansfield and this offense. The defense not only just learned a new scheme but now they have to test it out against a high powered Oklahoma offense. The Junior Quarterback Alex Cummings could have a field day throwing the ball. Senior receiver Andrew Ford brings his solid stature at 6'2 198 pounds and decent speed to play look for these two to hook up often. Oklahoma is filled with playmakers on the receiving end Johnson, Hill and Henderson could have big days. It will be up to Warhawk Free Safety Marcus Hunter to get his secondary in the right position to make plays. His leadership will be key.