At practice, the USM football team no longer hears the fiery coaching style of coach Todd but that of a newly-hired, more soft- spoken Jay Hopson.
“[We are in] the learning stages of getting everybody right on the same page,” Hopson said. “I thought it was pretty good today.”
Southern Miss held its first spring practice on Tuesday in preparation of the upcoming 2016 season. Players took the field in bare-bones gear limited to helmets, and physical contact was minimal. However, what the Golden Eagles lacked in physicality on the field, they more than made up with intensity in their drills.