I would just really like to take this time to thank any and everybody in camp, in my family, in the coaching staff, in my life that has contributed to me getting this far with football. Well, now that we got that out of the way, lol.

School is great here, its not such a systematic environment like high school was. Everybody isn't telling you what to do all the time. Instead. it's like you get choices and which ever one you choose will predict the outcome. But I just cant wait for this Saturday, I really hope I get to see the field and put all that I have learned to good use!

Well, it's the first day of game week. Camp was a real challenge in itself, a lot of the older guys say that this camp was easy compared to other camps they had been through in the past due to the heat.  I am so excited to be a part of this team. For some reason everybody gives off this vibe that we are already champions. It feels right, but of course we have to take it one week at a time. We don't really have practice today, Mondays are our day off...THANK YOU!! Lol but that's about it for today.

It is kind of hard to think back on all the two-a-day practices I have ever had in my lifetime, but I sure am happy it's over. It is time to wind down football camp and get into the regular season practices.

This Saturday is Festi-bull. So now the team can relax and have fun with the fans. We will also have our last scrimmage on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Today's practice was pretty much a normal practice and a normal day. Mrs. Kelly (JCSU's Sports Information Director) and Miss Layla (our athletic trainer) are still on the sideline talking trash and laughing it up. The team is getting ready for our media day on August 23, 2008.

It should be fun. Every year the PR Staff has what they like to call the "World's Largest Electric Slide" so all the players and folks get to let their hair down and have a good time. It's always good to see little kids asking for our autograph etc. I hope everyone will come out and support our media day.

This morning felt like another day of football camp. All I was going to do was go to campus and get ready for the day.

To my surprise, Michael Burroughs (O-lineman) he told me I was on every Johnson C. Smith University billboard and I was the king of Charlotte.

I didn't believe Burroughs, but he was kind of right. To my surprise I found out that I was on one the down in the stadium (see photo, right). I thought I was only on that one, but Ms. Kelly (JCSU's Sports Information Director) told me that there were at least three more in Charlotte.

I haven't seen them but WOW!!!! It was a real shocker, but I want to thank everyone who played a role to make it happen.

It seems as though football camp is never going to end. We go to countless meetings and practice to get better and to work closer to our goal of being the CIAA Champions. I am feeling the fatigue and feeling tired more and more everyday, but I know I am getting ready for the season opener on August 30^th.

Today, pastor Terrell L. Murphy, talked about being a champion. His sermon was fit for the team and he talked about how you must go through challenges to succeed in life. After church, the freshmen football players helped move freshmen ladies move into their dorms to show the support of the football team. Later the team had a cookout...boy our coaches can really throw down. I think we were all glad not to see baked chicken or spaghetti on the menu. Since we have been at camp, the coaches obviously control what we eat and it has always been baked chicken, spaghetti, rice and gravy, etc. We all had a chance to relax and get away from football for a second...and I mean only a second because another set of two-a-days is waiting for us tomorrow.

We must stay attentive while the special teams are practicing and also while we do team practicing. The best part of the day was the team getting our keys back to our cars. One of the first things Coach Mac does is take the keys to our cars when we get on campus for camp.

The new students are coming to school this weekend so those of us that live off-campus had to pack up and move out of the dorms. I am excited to sleep in my own bed for the first time in nearly two weeks. The only bad thing is that now I have to wake up earlier than the on-campus guys because I have to drive to campus for meetings and practice.

We had our weightlifting this morning and had practice at 3:00 p.m. Now that we are in full pads, I can tell that the team is getting its tenacity and spirits up for this upcoming season. There has been a lot of big plays and a lot of big hits during practices. This is going to be an exciting season with a lot of big plays.

The first practice was at 8:30 a.m. and it was cold and raining. The team was kind of sluggish, but we later picked up the tempo.

The next practice was at the usual time of 3:30 p.m. and this was the practice that could make us or break us due to the fatigue of the other activities. The team finally made it through practice...I don't think Coach McNeill was too pleased.

Somehow or another, I believe that Coach has something up his sleeve and will make us do so sort of team-building activity. Stay tuned to see if my thoughts were true.

The team is really flying around the ball and starting to get back in that game-playing football spirit. We have been having a lot of contact for the past two days due to the team having on shoulder pads.

Tomorrow is our first day of two-a-days and full pads. Today, starting cornerback Johnny Metcalf had a big hit on running back Kevin Hall.

"I felt really good out there, all the summer workouts have really elevated my game. When I hit Kevin, it felt like I ran through a paper bag," said Metcalf.

Though practices are getting tougher, we are still having fun. Ms. Kelly probably thinks I have turned into a reporter now...don't get any ideas!