BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The WKU Hilltopper football team finished its final weekday practice of fall camp in helmets, pads and shorts Friday afternoon, working out for two hours on the practice field adjacent to Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
The team is currently in the middle of preparations for the September 4 season-opener at Nebraska, but head coach Willie Taggart says he wants to be sure the team is focusing on themselves as well.
"We're talking now about being sharp," he said. "We're at the stage where we need to be sharp from here on if we want to have a chance against Nebraska. Everything we do we talk about doing it sharp and doing it right. If we're not, then we're not good enough. We have to continue to do right all the time."
Taggart also said that even though the team is preparing for what Nebraska will throw at them, WKU's main focus is still simple.
"At the end of the day, it's just about winning that one-on-one battle," he said. "We're trying to get our guys to understand what they are going to get. They need to be comfortable out there and not think as much. It's just football."
The 2010 season marks the first for WKU under the direction of Taggart, who was named head coach on November 23. Taggart previously served as running backs coach at Stanford from 2007-09 and helped Toby Gerhart finish second in balloting for the Heisman Trophy and win the Doak Walker award given to the nation's top running back. Taggart worked as an assistant coach at WKU from 1999-2006 and served as co-offensive coordinator for WKU's 2002 I-AA National Championship team. A standout player at quarterback who set 11 school records for the Hilltoppers from 1995-98, Taggart is one of only four players in WKU's 91-year football history to have his jersey retired.
Fall camp will encompass the entire month of August, and will come to a close on Saturday, Aug. 28 with the second annual Family Fun Day from Noon-3 p.m. (CDT) at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. The 2010 season opens Sept. 4 at #9 Nebraska.
Season and single-game tickets for the upcoming 2010 WKU football season are on sale now. Prices are $15 for reserved bleacher seats, and general admission adult seats are $12 while general admission youth tickets (anyone 12 and under) are $6. Groups of 10 or more may purchase reserved or general admission tickets for $6 each.
2010 Season Tickets Location and Prices:
Red Towel-$108
Topper-$108
Spirit-$60
Reserved Season-$30
General Admission-$30
For more information, to order season or single-game tickets, or to order tickets for available away games please call 1-800-5-BIG RED or visit wkusports.com.
Hilltopper Spotlight - Jamal Forrest
Sophomore cornerback Jamal Forrest wasted no time making an impact on the Hilltopper program. The Miami, Fla., product started 11 games as a true freshman in 2009, finishing with 32 total tackles from the WKU defensive backfield. He also broke up four passes, and recorded an interception in his first collegiate game at Tennessee.
Q: What is your favorite activity outside your current sport?
A: Playing video games and hanging out.
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Spaghetti and meatballs and Jamaican food.
Q: What is your favorite spring break destination?
A: Chicago, Ill., or St. Louis, Mo.
Q: What was your favorite cartoon character when you were a child?
A: Tom and Jerry.
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: The Chad Ochocinco Show.
Q: If you could have dinner with any person in history, who would it be and why?
A: Martin Luther King, to hear his thoughts and what he’d have to say.
Q: What are your plans after your playing days are over here at WKU?
A: Hopefully make it to the NFL or be an engineer.
Q: What is your proudest moment in sports?
A: My first interception and my first starting college game at Tennessee.
Q: Who is your all-time favorite sports personality?
A: Deion Sanders.
Q: Other than WKU, who is your favorite team?
A: My High School.
Q: Who is your favorite singer or music group?
A: Alicia Keys.
Q: What is the best movie you have ever seen?
A: Transformers.
Q: Who is the most influential person in your life and why?
A: My mother, because she pushed me through all the hard work and she is the reason I am here.
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