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ELON, N.C. -- With the spring practice period nearly halfway complete, the Elon football team was back on the Hunt and Tucker practice fields on Thursday morning in its final preparation before the first scrimmage of the spring.  

Here were coach Jason Swepson's thoughts following the workout:

Swepson on Thursday's practice:

"I threw them a little bone.  I took the bottoms off of them so they were only in uppers.  We were just trying to get better today."

Swepson on Saturday's first scrimmage:

"We're going to get 10 plays with the ones and then 10 plays with the twos.  We're hoping to do that five times for each group.  We want to get 50 plays for each group.  We won't mark off penalties.  We're just looking for more of a grind and want to see the right technique.  The specialists will get on the field at 1:00 p.m. and at 1:10, we'll have a short walk-through.  At 1:30 we will stretch and at 1:40 we'll spot the ball.  We won't do any special teams.  It will be offense-defense and we'll see where we stand."

Swepson on the progress since the first day of spring practice:

"I love the effort and enthusiasm.  The will is there, but we're still making too many mistakes.  The defense is a little more advanced just because they have some veterans there.  I like what the offense is doing.  We're going to have to make some decisions at the quarterback position.  Somebody is going to have to get more reps.  That's just the nature of that position."

Swepson on position battles:

"I think some guys are starting to grab a hold on some spots.  But we're not going to count out any incoming freshmen.  We might feel good about where we are now, but we still have about 35 kids we have to evaluate when they get on campus.  If we can get a good foundation this spring, I'll feel good.  We're moving in the right direction and now we have to see if we can put it together on Saturday."

The team’s remaining practice schedule is:

Saturday, April 20 - 1:00 p.m. (Scrimmage in Rhodes Stadium)
Tuesday, April 23 - 8:45 a.m.
Thursday, April 25 - 8:45 a.m.
Saturday, April 27 - 1:00 p.m. (Scrimmage in Rhodes Stadium)
Tuesday, April 30 - 8:45 a.m.
Thursday, May 2 - 8:45 a.m.
Friday, May 3 - 7:00 p.m. (Spring Game in Rhodes Stadium)