Football opens 2007 training camp
Members of the media were invited to speak with the players and coaches. Coach Hager addressed the media and spoke about his team and its prospects in the tough CAA Football conference.
Hager, who enters his fourth season at the helm of the Huskies, returns 39 lettermen from a 2006 squad that battled through a tough schedule and multiple injuries to finish 5-6 overall, 4-4 in conference, including a 4-2 mark over the final six games.
The Huskies will work out on campus until Aug. 10 when they will move camp to The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass, where they will be until Aug. 23. On Saturday, Aug. 18, the Huskies will have their preseason scrimmage and post-game barbecue. Fans are invited to attend and can call Sarah Gigantino in the football office at (617) 373-5549 for tickets.
Northeastern opens the season against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Saturday, Sept. 1. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. NU opens the home schedule a week later against Richmond on Sept. 8 at Parsons Field. Northeastern's Oct. 20 matchup with Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass., will be televised on CN8.
Aug. 8, 2007
Boston, MANortheastern University head football coach Rocky Hager today welcomed 79 players to training camp at Parsons Field as the team begins its preparations for the upcoming 2007 season.
