Tuesday brought a small slice of normalcy to the Ole Miss football program as the first stage in this summer’s mandatory workouts began.
It is technically the second phase of the new summer program for college football due to the adjustments made because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday was mandatory participation for players after over a month of voluntary workouts were allowed, starting June 8.
The NCAA set new protocols for summer workouts this year since a majority of football programs across the country were not able to have spring drills or a scrimmage. This second phase runs from Tuesday to July 23 where players are required to attend the workouts and are given eight hours of supervised work each week that includes film sessions, team activity period and strength and conditioning drills.