SMU football gets assist from fire department with epic "wet ball" drill

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The University Park Fire Department arrived on scene at Southern Methodist's football practice on Friday, not for an emergency, but to assist the team with an extravagant "wet ball" drill.

In a video posted by the university, Randy Ross, a director of football operations for SMU, explained how head coach Chad Morris requested to have a firetruck at practice.

"Yesterday in a staff meeting coach Morris said 'we need to do a period as if we're having a torrential downpour.' Kind of looked over my way and said 'I wish we could get a firetruck.'

"He was kind of kidding I think. But guess what, if he says we need it at SMU, we're going to get it," Ross said in the video.

The fire department utilized its E-One aerial ladder truck/quint with 105-foot ladder to douse the field from above and emulate the conditions coach Morris requested at his staff meeting.