HAMMOND, La. –  The Southeastern Louisiana University football team continued preparations for the 2021 season on Wednesday morning at Strawberry Stadium.
 
For the first time since fall practice opened, Southeastern held a practice with the full team after opening camp with four split-squad practices.
 
"It was great to have everyone out there at the same time today," Southeastern head coach Frank Scelfo said. "To see the energy and camaraderie was special. As a head coach, when you can see your team come together as one, it's a beautiful thing."
 
Scelfo was pleased with the competition between the offense and defense in the game-situation portions of practice. The practice closed with a series of late-game situations with both sides trading big plays.
 
"In the spring, the offense was way ahead of the defense when we would match up in practice," Scelfo said. "We didn't see either side dominate today. Everything was pretty even and I was especially pleased with the level of competition during the last portion of practice when we're focusing of two-minute situations."
 
SLU will return to the practice field on Thursday for a 9 a.m. practice, putting on full pads for the first time this fall. Southeastern will open the 2021 season on Sept. 4, hosting North Alabama at 6 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium.
 
2021 Southeastern Football Preseason Practice Schedule
Aug. 12 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 13 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 14 – 9 a.m. (Season Ticket Pickup Day)
Aug. 16 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 17 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 18 – 3:50 p.m.
Aug. 19 – 3:50 p.m.
Aug. 20 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 21 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 23 – 3:50 p.m.
Aug. 24 – 3:50 p.m.
Aug. 25 – 3:50 p.m.
Aug. 26 – 3:50 p.m.
Aug. 27 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 28 – 9 a.m.
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will continue offering mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2021-22 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail or text message in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Football, follow @LionUpFootball and @Coach_Scelfo on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
 
TOUCHDOWN CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the football program are encouraged to join the Touchdown Club. Lion football alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners.
 
All membership fees and donations to both the Touchdown Club and S Club (football) are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern football program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Southeastern Athletics instituted a clear bag policy for all ticketed events, effective with the start of the 2018 football season. For more information on the clear bag policy, visit www.LionSports.net/clear.