Belton, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team will begin defense of its 2009 American Southwest Conference co-championship when an expected class of nearly 200 players reports to campus this weekend. Student-athletes will report on Saturday, August 14th with newcomers checking in at McLane Hall from 7:30-11:00 AM. The first practice of the 2010 fall camp will be held at 6:00 PM on Sunday, August 15th. The team will then move to a morning practice beginning at8:45 AM on Monday, August 16th. The first workout in full pads will be Thursday, August 19th at 8:45 AM. All of those practices will be held at the UMHB football practice fields at the Cru Sports Plex.
The Cru returns six offensive starters and six defensive starters from a team that went 10-2 overall and finished 7-1 in ASC play. UMHB advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships before falling to Linfield College in the Second Round. The Cru has now won at least one postseason game in six straight seasons. UMHB will open the 2010 season with a 1:00 PM road game against Wisconsin-La Crosse on September 11th in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Cru will then open ASC play with a 6:00 PM road game against McMurry University the following week.
