 Spring is all about learning and that's just what we've got to do, getting to play book and know it like the back of our mind and have it like a second language and just know it in and out. Last season the University of Pikeville Bears rallied to the top finishing with a record of six and five and the title of Mid-South Conference East Code Champions, closing conference play at five and one. It's a new year for the Bears as the tables turn just a bit as they will play in the Appalachian Division of the Mid-South Conference. With the new title of champions, what will the Bears do to improve on last year? It's been an exciting spring, you know the guys been in the weight room working their tails off all spring and you know since we got back in January and been very proud of them getting stronger in the weight room and that's carrying over to the football field. A lot of new faces out here competing for jobs, you got some guys out with the injuries but the guys are playing fast and playing hard and you know it's a learning curve for some guys but it's early on in spring. You know we definitely expect to come in and win another conference championship with the conference changing. It's going to be challenging but I think we're ready, I think we've got a lot of experience coming back and everybody's really hungry to go out and try to win another conference championship. We all came together and I mean we're all just wanting to get ranked, we want to get ranked top ten, I know that's one of our first goals but we play for championships here, that's what we're trying to do. We're wanting to surpass a conference championship and getting a playoff run and have a chance for a playoff bid and that's our goal here. After eleven games the Bears finish with over 3700 total offensive yards, scoring 33 touchdowns. It's fine tuning time now as the Bears prep for their spring game on April 19th. Well you know you got a lot of experience coming back on offense, you know you got two quarterbacks Sonny Warren and then Bowen Smith, you got a lot of experience that wide out out there, you know a lot of skilled guys out there and that's pushing each other day in and day out. We got a lot of talented guys and talented group and we're looking for a championship team so if you want to come watch a championship team play you'll come to the spring game on the 19th. The playoff is set for 6-30 from the Hambly Athletic Complex for the 2017 UPIKE spring football game. Tailgate begins at 5-30 reporting for EKB Sports, I'm McKayla Colley.