HAMMOND, La. – The reigning Southland Conference champion Southeastern Louisiana University football team opened fall practice officially Wednesday morning with a pair of split-squad workouts.
 
Southeastern opens fall practice with split-squad practices for the first four days. The split-squad workouts give Lion head coach Frank Scelfo and his staff a better chance to evaluate and provide more individual instruction for his team early in camp.
 
Scelfo was mostly pleased with his team following Wednesday's workouts.
 
"We had great energy on both sides of the ball with the second group," Scelfo commented. "During the first session, the defense carried the day and our offense didn't come out with the intensity we're looking for. But the second group competed very well. We definitely saw some good things today, but we still have a lot of work to do."
 
Scelfo noted that the majority of his players weren't affected by the Louisiana heat on the opening day of fall camp.
 
"For about 90 percent of the guys it wasn't an issue," Scelfo said. "The other 10 percent needs to a better job acclimating themselves. Weather wasn't a factor today and it won't be something that slows us down moving forward."
 
The Lions will return to the practice field for the second of four split-squad practices Thursday at 9 a.m. with the second group taking the field at 10:30 a.m.
 
Southeastern opens the 2023 season with three straight nonconference road contests, beginning with a Sept. 2 trip to Mississippi State. The game versus the Bulldogs kicks off at 3 p.m. in Starkville, Mississippi and will be televised on SEC Network and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports Radio Network (Kajun 107.1 FM, The Highway 104.7 FM, The Boss 103.7 FM/WFPR 1400 AM).
 
Southeastern Football Preseason Practice Schedule
Aug. 3 – 9 a.m./10:30 a.m. (Split-squad)
Aug. 4 – 9 a.m./10:30 a.m. (Split-squad)
Aug. 5 – 9 a.m./10:30 a.m. (Split-squad)
Aug. 7 – 9 a.m. (First full team practice)
Aug. 8 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 9 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 10 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 11 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 12 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 14 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 15 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 16 – 3:45 p.m. (First day of classes)
Aug. 17 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 18 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 19 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 21 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 22 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 23 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 24 – 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 25 – 9 a.m.
Aug. 26 – 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 2023-24 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
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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.