Football Conducts Two-Hour Workout Monday

Sept. 13, 1999

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The eighth ranked University of Miami footballteam conducted a two-hour workout in full pads on Monday afternoon at theGreentree Practice Facility. With the practice, the Hurricanes continuedpreparation for their matchup with No. 3 Penn State at the Orange Bowl onSeptember 18.

Following the workout, Head Coach Butch Davis explained the team’splan to practice Tuesday morning and again on Wednesday night. The team isbeing forced to alter its practice schedule due to the threat of HurricaneFloyd.

“The plan is to practice in the morning (Tuesday),” said Davis. “Then wewill come back and hopefully practice again on Wednesday night given that it(Hurricane Floyd) is gone. That gives us over 24 hours in between thosetimes. Then, the end of the week should go as planned.”On No. 3 Penn State, Davis spoke highly of its trio of linebackers LaVarArrington, Brandon Short and Mac Morrison.

“They’re very good,” said Davis. “They are very talented,experienced and very athletic. The thing I see most about them is theirversatility – they cover, they rush, they play the run. They do stuff withthem that some people do with nickel backs.”

Due to the threat of Hurricane Floyd, Miami will return to practice onTuesday at 7:00 a.m. at the Greentree Practice Facility. Practices areclosed to the public.