{"id":3890,"date":"2013-08-10T00:46:28","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T00:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/ualbany-football-week-one-roundup-2\/"},"modified":"2013-08-10T00:46:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T00:46:28","slug":"ualbany-football-week-one-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techiteens.com\/review\/ualbany-football-week-one-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UAlbany Football Week One Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UAlbany Football Week One Roundup<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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ALBANY, N.Y. \u2013<\/strong> After winning six Northeast Conference championships in a 14-year tenure, including back-to-back titles in 2011-12, a new era of University at Albany football began this week with the start of training camp.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2013 Great Danes put on helmets, purple and gold jerseys, and shorts and walked together to the practice fields early Monday morning for the first official practice of the Colonial Athletic Association era. On the practice fields adjacent to the squad\u2019s brand new home, Bob Ford<\/a> Field, UAlbany began with the fundamentals with limited contact on days one and two and progressed to uppers on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

After four days of blue sky, Friday featured some drizzling rain, but the excitement surrounding the first practice with full pads outweighed the weather.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Danes will play the season\u2019s first offense versus defense intrasquad scrimmage Saturday on the practice field at 9:00 a.m. \u00a0All are welcome to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to practice, team meetings, position meetings, lifting sessions, and walk-throughs this week, the squad also took time to speak with the media following the first practice of the season and had their official headshots taken Tuesday afternoon. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UAlbany opens its 2013 campaign on the road at Duquesne August 31st and then travels to Colgate Sept. 7th. The Great Danes welcome Rhode Island to Bob Ford<\/a> Field for the stadium\u2019s inaugural game and first CAA clash Sept. 14th<\/sup> at 7:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pristine 8,500 seat stadium features a turf field, state-of-the-art video board and sound system, luxury suites, as well as chair-back, bench, and grass berm seating options. Season and single game tickets are on sale now. Click here<\/a> to explore ticketing options.<\/span><\/p>\n


IN THE NEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFord up for latest challenge\u201d<\/a> \u00a0– Pete Iorizzo, Times Union<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFiacchi off on the right foot\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Pete Iorizzo, Times Union<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUAlbany football ready to start anew in CAA\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Andrew Santillo, Troy Record<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUAlbany stadium, from dream to dream park\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Andrew Santillo, Community News\/The Saratogian<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUAlbany football practice begins\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Daily Gazette<\/em> photo gallery<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGreat Danes start preparing for CAA\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Rob Jonas, Spotlight News<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUAlbany begins preseason football camp\u201d<\/a> \u2013 NewsCenter10 video<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGreat Danes open camp\u201d<\/a> \u2013 CBS6 video<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFootball first practice of 2013\u201d<\/a> \u2013 UAlbany Athletics video
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QUOTES FROM TRAINING CAMP
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\u201cSome people might think that my position, that I have a lock on it, but if you approach it like that, you\u2019ll lose it. You have to approach every day like it\u2019s a\u00a0competition.\u201d \u2013 junior quarterback Will Fiacchi<\/a> on his starting role.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWill had a great season last year. He throws the ball very well. He\u2019s mechanically sound. He\u2019s a good leader. He protects the football, understands the gameplan.\u201d \u2013 Coach Ford on Will Fiacchi<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are three ways to win in college football. You can out-recruit your opponents. That\u2019s what we did in the NEC, but we\u2019re not going to out-recruit most teams in the CAA. The second way to win is to out-coach your opponent. And the third thing you can do is out-develop your players. Those are things we\u2019ve got to do.\u201d \u2013 Coach Ford on his coaching philosophy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have the same goals and the same expectations.\u201d \u2014 senior offensive lineman Kadeem Williams<\/a> on entering the program\u2019s first season in the CAA.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect to be competitive and be tough on the field, and make teams respect us.\u201d \u2013 freshman Ryan Griffin<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nThe Albany Student Press<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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