K. C. Keeler Era Begins Monday With Spring Ball
3/16/2014 6:41:00 PM | Football
K. C. Keeler and his Sam Houston staff will welcome more than 95 players on the turf at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium Monday afternoon as 2014 Bearkat spring football begins.
Spring drills will be held each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday for each of the next four weeks.
Keeler, who has named as the 15th head football coach at Sam Houston in January, inherits a squad that includes 52 lettermen including 13 starters from the 2013 Bearkat team that earned Sam Houston its third consecutive FCS playoff berth. Sam Houston is one of only two programs in the nation to make NCAA playoff berths each of the last three years.
The new Bearkat head coach is no stranger to playoff success. His 2003 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens squad won the FCS national championship and reach the FCS championship game in 2007 and 2010. In his 11 seasons at Delaware, his teams compiled an 85-52 record. He holds an overall mark of 174 victories, 73 losses and one tied as a head coach.
One thing Keeler will be looking for in spring ball will be leadership. The Bearkats lost 15 seniors including 12 starters from last year's playoff team.
Spring ball will climax with the annual Orange-White spring game Friday April 11 at 7 p.m. at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium.
At the news conference announcing Keeler as the 15th head football coach at Sam Houston, the Bearkats' mentor made his goal clear.
“We're here to win a national championship. We want to win one sooner than later,” Keeler said. “I've played for 10 national championships, two as a player and eight as a coach. It's a challenge. We're here to be the best.”
The work begins Monday. The complete schedule for Sam Houston 2014 spring football practice is:
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Monday |
March 17 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 1 |
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Wednesday |
March 19 |
3::20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 2 |
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Friday |
March 21 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 3 |
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Saturday |
March 22 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 4 |
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Monday |
March 24 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 5 |
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Wednesday |
March 26 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 6 |
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Friday |
March 28 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Pactice 7 |
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Saturday |
March 29 |
2 p.m. |
Scrimmage |
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Monday |
March 31 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 9 |
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Wednesday |
April 2 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Pactice 10 |
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Friday |
April 4 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 11 |
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Saturday |
April 5 |
3:20 p.m. |
Scrimmage |
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Monday |
April 7 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 13 |
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Wednesday |
April 9 |
3:20 – 5:20 p.m. |
Practice 14 |
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Friday |
April 11 |
7 p.m. |
Orange-White Game |
