The Florida Atlantic football team held their first practice of mock game week at the Schmidt Complex practice field on a sunny Tuesday morning.
Head coach Tom Herman made himself available to media following the session, alongside newly name quarterback Casey Thompson.
Herman gave an explanation of his decision to have Thompson be the starting quarterback for the Owls ahead of their season-opener against Monmouth on September 2nd, following solid competition with Daniel Richardson among the other QBs in the group.
"It was a heck of a battle…it just felt like through two and a half weeks when Casey is at his best, he gives us the chance to win every game," Herman said.