April 12, 2008

THIBODAUX, La. - The Colonels used all 20 periods of their practice on Saturday to have an intra-squad scrimmage while focusing some of their efforts on special teams situations.

The 20 periods went a total of five minutes each as the offense and defense squared off against one another. For about four periods, the team focused on punting with an emphasis on punt block and punt return, while also working on field goal and extra point situations.

"We had a good scrimmage today. I was pleased with the effort, and was glad to see that we didn't have anyone get banged up to bad," said head coach Jay Thomas.

The Colonels will have Sunday off and will come back Monday with a 3:30 p.m. practice.

The annual spring game is set for Thursday April 24 at 7 p.m. in John L. Guidry Stadium. Nicholls athletic department will host Colonel Fest on Saturday April 19 in conjunction with baseball's home contest against in-state rival Northwestern State.

The official start time of Colonel Fest is set for Noon with the event lasting till roughly 4:30 p.m. The festival will feature a band and a cooking contest. The cooking contest will have a jambalaya division and a miscellaneous bracket. Anyone wishing to enter a team in the cook off should contact Norby Chabert at 985-493-2516.

Tickets for Colonel Fest are $10.00 and the ticket will allow for admission to football practice that day and admittance to the baseball game. All children under 13 get in free.

The remaining spring practice schedule is below. All practices are open to the public unless requested otherwise by the football coaching staff.

Monday April 14 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Tuesday April 15 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Thursday April 17 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Friday April 18 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Saturday April 19 TBA

Monday April 21 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Tuesday April 22 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Thursday April 24 Annual Spring Game 7 p.m.

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