Normally, practice is only opened up to the media for the last 20-ish minutes of practice, but for the first time during James Franklin’s tenure, the media was allowed to attend the full practice following media day festivities. Before we get to notes from practice, here’s a rundown of the happenings from media day.
- First and foremost, I felt like the atmosphere and buzz around the team was different from last year. Perhaps it is just because this is a younger squad that isn’t quite as open with the media yet, but there was a more outward sense of confidence last year.