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The University of Utah Athletics
Utes Prepare to Open Preseason Camp
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Football
August 7, 1998
SALT LAKE CITY -
QUICKLY
Ninth-year Head Football Coach Ron McBride will hold Utah's preseason football camp on the University of Utah campus for the first time since he took the job in 1990. McBride has taken his troops down to "Camp Carbon" in Price, Utah, for the past eight years. The tradition has come to an end, due in a large part to the conversion to semesters by all the instate schools ... All of this year's preseason practices will be held at the Thomas Kearns McCarthey Fields, located behind the Dee Glen Smith Center ... New players report on Aug. 11, while the veterans check in on Aug. 13.PRACTICE NOTES
Practices begin on Aug. 14, with two-a-day sessions starting on Aug. 15 ... The first day in pads is Aug. 18 ... The Utes are slated to have 26 practices during their preseason camp, ending on Aug. 28 ... Practice No. 1 is scheduled for Fri., Aug. 14 from 4:25-6:15 p.m. ... Double days start the next day and continue through Aug. 25. Double day morning sessions are from 9:00-10:50 a.m. and the afternoon sessions go from 4:25-6:15 p.m. ... From Aug. 26-28, there will be just one practice (4:25-6:15 p.m.) ... Practice times may vary. Please check with the sports information office for daily updates ... Sports Information Director Liz Abel or another representative of the SID office will staff every practice.INTERVIEW POLICIES
The best time to interview players during the preseason camp is between 12:30-2:30 p.m. and after the evening practice (approximately 6:30 p.m.). Please contact a member of the sports information staff to arrange interviews.DATES OF NOTE
August 11 Newcomers report August 13 Veterans report August 14 Practice begins August 15 Two-a-Days begin August 26-28 Single practice at 4:25 p.m. Aug. 29 TV head shots (media day) Aug. 31 Practices move to 3:15 p.m.PICTURE/MEDIA DAY
The media is welcome to attend Utah's picture day, which is Sat., Aug. 29 from 1-3 p.m. at the Smith Center.RICE-ECCLES STADIUM OPEN HOUSE
An open house of the new $50 million, 45,634-seat Rice-Eccles Stadium will be held on Labor Day (Sept. 7) from 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m. It is open to the public and admission is free.UTES PICKED TO FINISH SECOND
The Utes were picked to finish second in the WAC's Pacific Division, behind BYU, in the annual WAC Media Preseason Poll. Utah received a total of 272 points-22 behind BYU. Utah received 14 first place votes to BYU's 20. Utah was the media's third choice to win the WAC, behind Mountain Division Colorado State and BYU.TEAM NOTES
Forty-three lettermen return for the Utes, who went 6-5 last season and tied for second (5-3) in the Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division ... The Utes will play in the Pacific Division this year, along with Brigham Young, Fresno State, Hawai'i, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State and UTEP. Utah's "crossover" game is with Wyoming ... All-WAC Utes returning include two first-team selections: linebacker Phil Glover (6-0, 237, Sr.) and noseguard Pene Talamaivao (6-4, 313, Sr.). Named to the second team were punter Chris Hunter (6-5, 232, Jr.), strong safety Robert Love (5-9, 203, Sr.) and offensive tackle Nathan Sybrowsky (6-4, 327, Sr.). Wide receiver Daniel Jones (5-11, 182, Sr.) and defensive tackle Mike Thomas (6-1, 303, Sr.) were honorable mention all-WAC a year ago ... Junior college transfer Bobby Enosa has been released from the team for disciplinary reasons.
MCBRIDE ON THE PRESEASON CAMP
"Because of our move to the semester system and the fact that we open the season a week later than we usually do, it was impossible to work out the camp at Price. With school starting a month earlier at both Utah and the College of Eastern Utah, it (Camp Carbon) just won't work this year. This is my first time in nine years that we've held the camp up here, so I don't know exactly how things will go, but we do have some advantages holding it in Salt Lake City. One is that the fields are a lot better and the playing conditions are better. Also, it will be better from a medical standpoint because our medical team is based up here. The earlier start to school will be advantageous in that the players won't get in a rut ... The summer conditioning program went great, with about 90 percent participation from the guys who stayed in town. We look at the numbers every day and we had 36 or 37 guys that "cleaned" over 300 pounds, which is fantastic. That ("cleans") is the truest test of the quickness needed for football ... We want to accomplish two really important things prior to the season. One is to work on our consistency, which has been a big thing for us since January. The other is to be smart about the length of our practice times and make sure the practices are intense. We want to come out of camp mentally and physically ready but we also want to be fresh for the season. Our goal is shorter more intense practices."
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