Bear Up is back in action.
Missouri State football opened its first day of summer practices on Thursday with the first game of the season over a month away.
This first practice came a few days after being selected by the media to finish ninth (out of 10) in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but that isn’t even on Bears head coach Dave Steckel’s radar.
“It’s not about where you start, it’s about where you finish,” Steckel said.
While that’s not extra motivation for him, the players saw it and they know they have much to prove.