By Harry Minium
Old Dominion University will take the first step toward playing football on Monday when players slowly begin returning to campus. At first, a few dozen will gather, most who live near Norfolk, to be followed in the next few weeks by the rest of the team.
This is a modest start, but it's also a visible sign that, yes, we are planning to play football.
The players will participate in voluntary workouts, meaning they will do conditioning drills and lift weights under the supervision of ODU's strength and conditioning staff
Full football practice under coach Ricky Rahne and his staff will start in late July or early August.