Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Football Set to Begin Spring Drills on Monday
March 17, 2006 | Cowboy Football
OSU's schedule calls for 15 workouts between Monday, March 20 and Saturday, April 22. The Cowboys are scheduled to practice Monday, Wednesday and Friday four straight weeks then work on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday during the final week.
Monday's initial workout is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., on the grass practice fields east of the Athletics Center. The workout is open although the public must remain in a designated area on the west end of the field.
The rest of next week's schedule calls for a Wednesday afternoon practice at 2:30 and a Friday afternoon workout beginning at 3 p.m. All spring workout dates and times are subject to change because of weather with little advance notice.
When the Cowboys take the field Monday, Coach Gundy and his staff will welcome 45 returning lettermen and 13 returning starters from a year ago. Eight of those returning starters are on the offensive side of the ball while the defense returns five players. A number of other returners have starting experience from 2005 as well.
On the offensive side, OSU returns its leading receiver, rusher and passer. D'Juan Woods had 56 catches for 879 yards last year and scored eight touchdowns. Mike Hamilton led the the Cowboy offense in rushing with 193 carries for 961 yards. Al Pena is the squad's top returning passer. A year ago, Pena started four of the final six games and had 1,102 passing yards.
On the defensive side, the Cowboys return five starters including defensive end Victor DeGrate who had 53 total tackles in 2005 and a team-high 11 tackles for minus 46 yards. DeGrate also had five quarterback sacks.
Oklahoma State will conclude spring drills on Saturday, April 22 with the annual Orange-White game, tentatively scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., in Boone Pickens Stadium.
2006 Oklahoma State Football Spring Schedule
Monday, March 20 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 24 3 p.m. Monday, March 27 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 3 p.m. Friday, March 31 3 p.m. Monday, April 3 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 5 3 p.m. Friday, April 7 3 p.m. Monday, April 10 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 3 p.m. Friday, April 14 3 p.m. Monday, April 17 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 5 p.m. (Spring Game)
