Steve Spurrier comments on coaching first practice since 2015
By Andrew Olson
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Fans will always know Steve Spurrier as “the Head Ball Coach,” but for the past couple years, he has been the Head Ambassador of the UF athletic department. As of this weekend, he’s officially a football coach again.
The Orlando Apollos, Spurrier’s Alliance of American Football squad, held its first practice Saturday. It was Spurrier’s first time coaching since stepping down at South Carolina during the 2015 season.
“Just coaching again was a lot of fun,” Spurrier said after the team’s first practice, according to the Orlando Sentinel. “We’ve had about three days to meet and they’ve absorbed everything we’re trying to teach.”
The HBC is clearly excited about his new team of former college football players not on NFL rosters.
“That might have been the best first practice that I’ve ever had as a head coach,” Spurrier said. “If we had to play a game tomorrow, we could play.”
The Apollos will play their first game of the season Feb. 9, 2019 against the Atlanta Legends.
Historic Day with the @aafAPOLLOS for their 1st ever practice, led by The Icon Steve Spurrier! Excited to see the @TheAAF bring PRO #Football back to the USA!
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•#AAF #NFL #Apollos #Orlando pic.twitter.com/INkuqbmvBR— Charlie Boots (@thecharlieboots) December 17, 2018
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
