Bucs open spring practice on Feb. 25; MSHA Spring Game to be held April 2

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2016) – ETSU football head coach Carl Torbush and the Buccaneers announced key dates for the upcoming spring season on Friday. The Bucs open spring practice on Thursday, Feb. 25 and wrap up with the Mountain States Health Alliance Spring Game on Saturday, April 2.

FEBRUARY 25 – FIRST DAY OF SPRING PRACTICE

Practice will be held from 3:45-5:45 p.m. on the practice fields located near the CPA

The Bucs are tentatively scheduled to have five practices before spring break and wrap up with nine practices leading up to the Spring Game

Practices will be held outside on the practice field unless weather forces practice to be moved inside the MSHA Athletic Center. Please stay tuned to @ETSUFootball on Twitter for any schedule changes

Practices are open to the public and Coach Torbush will be available for media interviews before practice, while he and players will also have media availability at the conclusion of practice

MARCH – SEASON TICKET RENEWALS

The ETSU Ticket Office will begin the season ticket renewal process in early March and will run through the month of April

For more information, call the ETSU Ticket Office at (423) 439-3878

MARCH 18-19 – APPALACHIAN ORTHOPAEDICS COACHES CLINIC / STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CLINIC

The clinics will be held inside the MSHA Athletic Center (Mini Dome)

For more information, please contact Andrew Sims ETSU Director of Football Operations at (423) 439-8228 or via e-mail at [email protected]

MARCH 24 – BLUE/GOLD SCRIMMAGE (CITIZENS BANK STADIUM – ELIZABETHTON)

Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m.

The scrimmage is free and open to the general public

APRIL 1 – FOOTBALL LETTERMEN GOLF OUTING / DINNER

The event will begin with a round of golf beginning at 1 p.m., at Pine Oaks Golf Club

Following golf, a dinner will be held at Yee-Haw Brewing Company at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Jo Anne Paty (Associate Athletic Director for Development) at (423) 439-4738 or via e-mail at [email protected]

APRIL 2

LADIES’ FOOTBALL CLINIC

The clinic will be held the morning before the Mountain States Health Alliance Spring Game

The clinic will begin at 8 a.m., inside the MSHA Athletic Center (Mini Dome)

For more information, please contact Andrew Sims (ETSU Director of Football Operations) at (423) 439-8228 or via e-mail at [email protected]

More details will be released in the upcoming weeks

MSHA SPRING GAME

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., at Kermit Tipton Stadium

The game is free and open to the public

YOUTH CLINIC

The Youth Clinic will be held after the Spring Game. Children will be able to run drills and interact with ETSU coaches and players after the scrimmage.

The clinic is free for children ages 6-thru-12

For more information, please contact Andrew Sims (ETSU Director of Football Operations) at (423) 439-8228 or via e-mail at [email protected]

Stay tuned to ETSUBucs.com for further details on the spring football schedule.

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