 Place up those cleats and strap on the helmet because football is back for BSU. The Beavers open spring practices afternoon at the Chet. Even though there was snow stacked on the sidelines, it didn't stop them from taking the turf. They want a spring ball in the energy. Excitement was in the air as BSU looks to build off an 8-3 campaign and officially flip the script to 2018. It feels really good. I know the last two weeks, the guys have been really excited about just coming off last season. We got a lot of big goals ahead of us. So this first day, guys are excited. Looking out at the field, though you'll notice new faces as the Beavers must replace 14 starters total and are looking at the young guys to answer the call. We have a lot of good players that left the program. So to see who's going to step up, I think that's where we're trying to see which wretches are fresh, which transfer or which guy that was a 3, now is going to be a starter. Just the young guys stepping up into their roles that they need to step up into and contribute on all levels. We're going to have a little younger group this year, but the talent's high and we're excited about that. And the most intriguing position battle to watch this spring, the quarterbacks, because gone is Jordan Hine and it's up for grabs. I think one of the three could be the starters. I think heading probably has the inside track. Brett in all this really, really talented. So we'll see those guys. And then M&N right has a strong arm. We're going to see if he can get it done too. So those are the guys that right now at quarterback are kind of competing. All in all though, there's one big focus for this spring. Leadership, I think that's where it starts right away. It's like, if you're going to be a good football player for us, you need to be a leader in the classroom. You need to be leader off the field, do things the right way. So all of these guys to go out and compete and every day is in every rep is to compete and try to be the best they can and make the guys around better. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.