Training to be the best takes time and commitment. On July 31, 2017, the Washington Football team prepares to excel in the 2017 NCAA College football season
Washington Football is in a pretty good spot this season. Despite excellent play of the entire team last season, expectations for the team have taken a back seat to the oohing-and-ahing over USC rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. Similarly, Stanford University is getting quite the lovefest in preseason prognostications. So in a season where all the pressure should be on the Washington Football team to repeat, the pressure is off.
And I’m okay with that.
To be a champion in the Pac-12 takes more than spotlights and well-wishing. This is a tough tough football conference and the only way to end atop the pile is to play to the team’s full potential. So far, the coaching staff which has the best track record of doing just that is the coaching staff of UW head coach Chris Petersen.
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Start training
To win, the team must begin training early. And that means under the hot sun of summer.
UW officially announces training camp will begin at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, July 31.
— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) July 25, 2017
Now don’t pack the digital cameras and field glasses up for the opening of camp just yet. There is one day open to the public, and that happens on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 2:50 PM. That coincides with picture day.
UW has one practice date open to the public: Sunday, Aug. 6 at 2:50 p.m. That's also picture day at Husky Stadium.
— Christian Caple (@ChristianCaple) July 25, 2017
Full schedule
Later on, the entire schedule made it to social media. The team will run preseason trainIng camp until August 14. But don’t take my word for it, the full early on schedule is this:
Fall camp schedule just announced by @UW_Football. #Dawgman pic.twitter.com/hFHHdIS0Hm
— Chris Fetters (@Chris_Fetters) July 25, 2017
That takes the team to August 15, when they begin their regular football schedule. The regular season opens up on the east coast as the Washington Huskies travel to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Friday September 1 at 8:00 pm (5 pm PT). That game will be televised by FoxSports 1.
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This is a very important statement season for the Washington football team. Failing to achieve a Pac-12 title will place the team in the category of the “one-and-done”s. Success this season establishes the Washington Football team as the premier NCAA football power on the west coast. Let’s hope for the latter, and hope that the team starts it off with a solid training camp to lead into the season.