STEPHENVILLE – Tarleton head football coach Sam McElroy and his staff welcomed the 2009 Tarleton Texan football team to campus Wednesday as the squad reported for training camp.
The Texans checked in to the dorm Wednesday afternoon and after meetings and filling out paperwork tonight, the team will hit the ground running on Thursday.
“This is an exciting time of year,” McElroy said. “It is good to see all of our freshman here and to have everyone report to camp. It is getting hot enough outside for camp, and we begin camp 106 strong. We start workouts tomorrow and play in three weeks, so we have to get going.”
The Texans kickoff the season against a real opponent on Thursday, Aug. 27 when Arkansas-Monticello comes to town, but senior linebacker Marcus Phillips is ready to begin on Thursday.
“I am excited to come in and be with everybody,” the Humble native said. “I am ready to gel with everyone and do what we can to win. I hope to get a ring in my last year.”
Fellow senior Dustin Washburn, an offensive lineman from Abilene, believes this year will be successful from the start.
“I think we are coming into this year as a total unit as a team,” the starting center said. “The guys that have been here and are coming back had a great spring and summer, and I believe the new guys will be able to just plug right in. We trust each other on the field more so than we ever have before. In the past, we had some guys that just played for themselves, but I think this year, every man cares about the man next to him. I think we will be more successful than ever.”
That is what all of the 106 members of the squad hopes as they enter the 2009 Tarleton Football Training Camp.
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