{"id":6863,"date":"2014-08-13T06:47:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T10:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6863"},"modified":"2014-08-13T06:47:26","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T10:47:26","slug":"football-puts-on-the-pads-preseason-soccer-rankings-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6863","title":{"rendered":"Football Puts on the Pads, Preseason Soccer Rankings, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/REo9nL281TE?list=UUFd3RJwvBBH2ONzj2_JQRkQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Dukes preseason football camp is in full swing. Over the weekend, the team put on the full pads and really got down to business. In the video above, Vad Lee offers his thoughts on practice, the tempo, and the team&#8217;s offensive weapons. You can also check out video practice reports from <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/VlgwguEPYzg?list=UUFd3RJwvBBH2ONzj2_JQRkQ\">Daniel Brown<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/UDR8aTkeWyg?list=UUFd3RJwvBBH2ONzj2_JQRkQ\">Dean Marlowe<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/O4Qgc7AuIUI?list=UUFd3RJwvBBH2ONzj2_JQRkQ\">Alex Mosley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former Duke Josh Wells is working hard to make the Jaguars. After seeing a lot of action in last weekend&#8217;s preseason game, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguars.com\/news\/article-JaguarsNews\/Jaguars-camp-report-Center-competition-continues\/0efb5027-6050-47dd-a9b0-d40257ae1f28\">Wells got some reps with the second team this week<\/a>. That&#8217;s a move up the depth chart from the third team. NFL.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/499267679803686912\">Ian Rappaport hints<\/a> that Wells might be an undrafted free agent who actually defies the odds and makes the team.<\/p>\n<p>Wells former teammate from JMU, Jordan Stanton, had his second sack in as many preseason games. Some analysts think <a href=\"http:\/\/gmenhq.com\/2014\/08\/10\/giants-vs-steelers-four-standout-depth-performers\/\">Stanton has a real shot to make the 53 man roster<\/a> or at least earn a spot on the practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>Soccer season is almost here, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvdaily.com\/sports\/2014\/08\/jmu-roundup-dukes-picked-second-in-caa-womens-socc.php\">JMU ladies were picked to finish second in the CAA<\/a>\u00a0behind preseason favorite Hofstra. Expectations are lower for the men, who were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elonpendulum.com\/2014\/08\/elon-mens-soccer-picked-fourth-caa-preseason-poll\/\">predicted to finish dead last<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>JMU Field Hockey will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its National Championship this Fall. Christy Morgan, the woman who coached the Dukes to that title, is back and in charge of program. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvdaily.com\/sports\/2014\/08\/jmu-roundup-dukes-picked-fourth-in-womens-field-ho.php\">The ladies were picked to finish 4th in the CAA<\/a>, but maybe a little championship magic will carry them to a title in this anniversary year.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6863&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dukes preseason football camp is in full swing. Over the weekend, the team put on the full pads and really got down to business. In the video above, Vad Lee offers his thoughts on practice, the tempo, and the team&#8217;s offensive weapons. You can also check out video practice reports from Daniel Brown, Dean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4139,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=4139","url_meta":{"origin":6863,"position":0},"title":"JMU Lands 4 on All-CAA Teams and is Picked to Finish 3rd in CAA","date":"July 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2012 CAA Football Media Day doesn't even start for a few hours, but someone had an itchy trigger finger and already posted the highlights last night.\u00a0The league's media directors and coaches have picked JMU to finish 3rd in the annual preseason poll. 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Apparently\u00a0that all adds up to low expectations for the voters in the CAA Preseason Poll, who picked the Dukes to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Dean Marlow vs UR","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/101213-jmu-rich-ftb2-jl.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7844,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7844","url_meta":{"origin":6863,"position":4},"title":"JMU Picked to Finish Second at CAA Football Media Day","date":"July 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gwmGcIP3BAc Another CAA Football Media Day has come and gone. Today's event took place at M&T Bank Stadium in lovely Baltimore, Maryland and it unofficially kicked off the 2015 CAA Football season. Or preseason. In any case, it's finally time to start talking football. 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