The
fans spirits was high and great at FanFest 2012. FAU fans showed up to support a
new look and a new feel in the FAU owls.
FAU
football team gave its fans a glimpse of
the 2012 season with first-year Head Coach Carl Pelini putting his
squad through its only preseason scrimmage. The highly-spirited session was
part of the athletic department's annual FanFest at the FAU Stadium, the new
on-campus stadium.
The
Owls will open the season on Friday, August 31 against Wagner College, starting
at 8 p.m., at the stadium.
FanFest
allowed fans to Select-A-Seat for season tickets and get player autographs,
while enjoying performances by the cheerleaders, dance team and band.
In
the scrimmage, it didn't take long for the offense to find the end zone when Damian
Fortner dashed down the left sideline for a 32-yard touchdown. Fellow
running back Jonathan Wallace kept several offensive series alive
with key runs that achieved first downs.
The
Owls rotated quarterbacks Graham Wilbert and Melvin German III in
the opening stanza of the scrimmage. There were also a series of fundamental
development drills before action focused on the live hitting in preparation for
the season opener in less than two weeks.
FAU
will begin game planning for the Wagner game on Monday, August 20.
