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3/27/2010 - FOOTBALL Bemidji State to open football spring drills Mar. 29

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Bemidji State University football team begins its quest for a 2010 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) title Monday when the team laces ‘em up for the first practice of their 15-session spring slate.

The team will practice Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays from 4-6 p.m. and Saturday’s from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. with Tuesdays and Thursdays set aside for use if the weather does not cooperate.

The team will conclude the spring schedule with its annual Green/White Spring Game on Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m. The 15th and final spring session for the Beavers will take place at Chet Anderson Stadium.

Check BSUBeavers.com and follow the Bemidji State Athletics on Twitter (bsubeavers) for updates on the spring football season and upcoming green/white game festivities.

Bemidji State finished the 2009 campaign with an 8-3 overall record and a 7-3 mark in league play. With eight wins, BSU has posted eight or more wins five times since head coach Jeff Tesch took the reigns of the program 14 years ago. In the 70 seasons prior to his arrival, Bemidji State recorded just one eight-win campaign.

Tesch returns 11 starters on the offensive side of the ball, which includes First-Team All-NSIC quarterback Derek Edholm (Sr., Anoka, Minn.) and eight starters on a defense led by Jordan Lardinois (Sr., DE, New Franken, Wis.) a First-Team All-NSIC defensive lineman.

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