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August 23, 2000
AUBURN- After a day off, the Tigers had a little more spring in their step as the team
went through a two and a half hour workout on the practice fields behind the Athletic
Complex Wednesday. Auburn spent the session working on the game plan for Wyoming
and concentrating on team work.
Head Coach Tommy Tuberville was pleased with the attitude of his squad which worked
in full gear in warm conditions. Auburn took the field at 3:30 p.m., an hour and half earlier
than other preseason practices.
"I thought we had a good practice today," Tuberville said. "It was hot. It was the earliest
practice we've had. But after a day of not practicing, we had pretty good enthusiasm. The
concentration was a lot better. You can tell it's getting close to game time. We have a lot
of injured guys that are getting back on the field.
"Everyday, we're going through every type of situation that we may run into in our game
against Wyoming. We've practiced no-huddle, short yardage, long yardage, blitzing and a
lot of play action. We spent about 35 minutes today on our game plan for Wyoming.
We'll spend more time on that, but we're still going to do some team against ourselves to
get our timing down."
Tuberville announced that three walk-on players, Larkin Deason, Dominicke Haston and
Roderick Hood have been placed on scholarship.
Deason, a senior offensive lineman from Sprott, Ala., walked on to the team in 1996
while Haston, a senior defensive back from Eight Mile joined the team in 1998. Hood,
who is slated as the backup at rover, walked on last season after playing at Carver High
School in Columbus.
Auburn will continue preparations for Wyoming with a 3:30 p.m. practice on Thursday.
The Tigers' season opener against the Cowboys is August 31 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The 7 p.m. game will be nationally televised by ESPN.
For more details, visit the Auburn Media Relations Press Box.
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