University of North Carolina Athletics
Spring Football Workouts Begin March 3
February 25, 2008 | Football
Feb. 25, 2008
North Carolina opens spring practice on Monday, March 3. For head coach Butch Davis, it is his second spring season with the Tar Heels, and this year's spring workouts should be slightly different. Last season, the staff spent a majority of the practices learning the personnel, making position changes and trying to fill a depth chart. This year, the Tar Heels are returning 43 lettermen and the coaches and players have been together for more than a year. Davis says the team should be able to make more progress than last spring.
Carolina's spring game is Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m. Coach Davis set up the spring practice schedule so the team would have eight weeks of conditioning prior to the start of spring workouts. The team will practice one week and then take a week off for the University's spring break. Davis wants the players have a week to recover before returning to the practice fields for three consecutive weeks of spring workouts. Per NCAA rules, teams must complete their 15 spring practices within 34 calendar days. The final spring practice is set for Monday, April 7, allowing players three weeks before the start of final exams.
Carolina's spring practice dates are March 3, 5, 6, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31 and April 2, 3, 5, 7. Practices are closed to the public.
