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'It was a good day:' Southern Miss football scrimmages for first time in nine months

For the first time this offseason, Golden Eagles put on helmets and pads, and had an official football scrimmage Saturday morning.

The 90-minute exhibition took place at Carlisle Field at M.M. Roberts Stadium, led by fifth-year head coach Jay Hopson.

"It was a good day. It really was," Hopson said. "We made some big plays, created some turnovers. I think our tackling started off a little slow but as the scrimmage went on, I thought it got better and better."

Senior Zach Portlock had a tackle for a loss, a sack and an interception. Junior Dominic Quewon had two sacks.