JACKSON -- On the campus of Belhaven College at 3:30 this afternoon, the Blazers and Majors met for about a two hour preseason scrimmage to help prepare the two teams for the upcoming season.

“We kept it real basic,” second year defensive secondary coach Marcus Woodson said. “We only practiced 30 snaps on defense, so we didn't bring out a lot of packages. The young guys played well and the first group looked real good.”

After a brief stretching period to open things up, the controlled scrimmage went into inside run drills, followed by a pass rush drill, 7 on 7 and then full contact 11 on 11.

“It was big to break that psychological barrier of going in front of someone for the first time,” second year offensive line coach Jack Wright said. “They'll have a little experience to fall back on and use for the first game.”

Of the eight, new freshman offensive linemen, two of them got the starting nod in the scrimmage.

The scrimmage for the Majors was the only one on schedule right now except for a possible inter-squad scrimmage before the Sept. 2 season opener against Mississippi College.

The Majors reported to camp Aug. 12 and began two-a-days Friday, after an NCAA required five day grace period. They resume practice tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.