FOOTBALL

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March 31, 2010

Spring Practice Report Day Two

With the first spring practice in the books, the fundamentals and techniques necessary for the 2010 football season continued on Tuesday for the A&M-Commerce football team.

The coaching staff also turned its attention toward the beginning stages of putting the Lions' offense and defense that will be utilized for the upcoming season. 

The Lions will be off on Thursday before having their first contact with pads on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.  All the practices will culminate with the spring game on Saturday, April 24th at 2 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Lions alumni are encouraged to visit - http://www.lionathletics.com/genrel/RallyReconnectRestoretheRoar - as there are many fun activities planned for that Saturday afternoon. 

 


For today's installment of “Under the Helmet” which is 20 questions and answers from a member of the A&M-Commerce football team.

Name

Blake Patton

Position

Wide Receiver

What player will be the biggest surprise in 2010?

Not sure, yet.

If I could play another sport at Texas A&M-Commerce it would be…

Track and Field.

The best thing about being a Texas A&M-Commerce football player is…

Being able to represent a program.

My favorite thing about playing for Coach Morriss is…

His ability to ensure discipline.

My favorite video game is…

Any of the Call of Duty games.

The one interest/hobby that I have that would surprise people is…

Collecting Duck Calls.

The most interesting person I have met in my time at A&M-Commerce is…

An individual that works in the cafeteria named Alex.

On spring break I went…

I went fishing with my brother.

Since last fall, the thing I’ve worked on the most is my…

Field awareness.

My best attribute as a football player is…

Never giving up.

My favorite Coach Morriss saying is…

“Man that barn could store a lot of hay." 

The best sports movie of all-time is…

Rudy

The funniest player on the team is…

Trey Nelson.

The player on the team most likely to be President of the United States one day…

Taylor Fore.

The player on the team most likely to be a coach one day…

Taylor Fore.

The player on the team most likely to run for public office one day…

Taylor Fore.

Game I am most looking forward to in 2010…

The Harvey Martin Classic - September 11th vs. Angelo State.