University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Heat Pounds Cajuns on Day 3
8/6/2007 5:00:00 AM | Football
The Cajuns added shoulder pads for the third day of camp and Mother Nature added more heat. Luckily the humidity stayed in the 30's to keep the weather in the upper 90's for most of practice.
The temperature peaked to 103 degrees near the midpoint of practice, before settling down to 96 at the conclusion of Monday's work.
The team worked 11 periods followed by a conditioning exercise. The final period featured a 12-play team drill in which the offense battled the defense for the first time this fall.
Both sides made plays in the team period, as the offense had several solid gains both on the ground and through the air and the defense collected an interception and had a fumble recovery.
“They moved around pretty well today,” said defensive coordinator Kevin Fouquier. “I think they're picking up the system. I'm very pleased with the effort.
“It looks like nearly everyone came into camp in good shape.”
The Cajuns offense operated at their usually quick pace, but the defense was able to keep up for 11 of the 12 plays. On one play, Fouquier asked for time to realign his defense and help tutor some of the younger players.
“We are stressing getting better each play,” added Fouquier. “If we can keep up with the pace of our offense, then we should be in good shape when we play against teams that huddle.”
The Cajuns will continue to work in shoulder pads on Tuesday before conducting their first full pads practice on Wednesday. Thursday will mark the first two-a-day practice with an 8am session and a 3:30pm practice.
