Football hosts Pigskin Palooza for students
By Cody Lillich | MAROON WEEKLY
Texas A&M Students will get the chance to be up close with their the football team Thursday as a part of the team’s first-ever Pigskin Palooza at Kyle Field.
Students can watch team practice beginning at 4p.m. and also enjoy other fun activities, food and chances to enter prize drawings. During the practice, students are encouraged to line up along the track surrounding the field.
Coach Mike Sherman said after practice the team will hold drawings for various prizes such as bench passes for home games, a white throwback helmet, and a personalized 12th Man jersey.
Also after the practice, players will break off into groups and allow current A&M students to practice their skills in what the team is calling the College Football Experience.
“This is similar to the Youth Experience we had earlier in the spring with the youngsters in the community,” Sherman said. “The students can do various drills with our position groups, maybe catch passes from Jerrod Johnson, throw TD passes to E.Z. (Uzoma Nwachukwu) or Jeff Fuller or do some drills with Von Miller coming off of the edge as a blitzing linebacker.”
Gates will open at 3:30p.m. on Thursday, with the first 250 to show their Student ID getting a free food coupon. Food and drinks will be discounted on sale for all other attendees to the event.