Fifteen. That’s how many spring football practices the Auburn football team will have to get acquainted with themselves on the football field beginning March 1.
NCAA rules state that “of the 15 allowable sessions that may occur during the spring practice season, eight (8) practices may involve live contact; three (3) of these live contact practices may include greater than 50 percent live contact (scrimmages). Live contact practices are limited to two (2) in a given week and may not occur on consecutive days. ”
The annual A-Day scrimmage game is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, and it should be interesting to see how coach Gus Malzahn and company approach the preparation of a team still in a bit of shambles after the 2015 season.