Aug. 23, 2008
The San Diego State football team held its final practice of fall camp on Saturday morning, a session that lasted more than two hours on the SDSU practice fields. The Aztecs will take Sunday off before beginning game week preparations on Monday for next Saturday's Cal Poly game.
"We have had the best camp we have since I got here," head coach Chuck Long said. "I thought our guys put tremendous effort and enthusiasm into our camp and they were in much better condition coming into camp and are in much better conditioning coming out of camp.
Saturday's practice was the 24th practice in the last 18 days since the Aztecs opened fall camp at Camp Pendleton back on Aug. 5. The Aztecs have had just one off day during that span and have had six, two-practice days.
"It has been a lot more fun," Long said. "It has been enjoyable to watch this team grow. They have really worked and concentrated hard all the way through. We tested them mentally and they did a great job."
Monday will mark the beginning of game week as San Diego State gets ready to open its 86th season of football on Saturday against Cal Poly. Both single-game and season tickets are still available and can be purchased at GoAztecs.com, the SDSU ticket office at Qualcomm Stadium or any Ticketmaster outlet. Season tickets start at just $50 and include all six home games including the KGB SkyShow contest against Air Force on Oct. 11. Single-game tickets for the contest against Cal Poly start at $10.
Catch up on all the news from the fall camp at the 2008 fall football central on the official website of SDSU Athletics, www.goaztecs.com.