Orangeburg, SC – South Carolina State will begin preparing for the 2011 football season Monday, Aug. 1, when players report to the campus for orientation, team seminars and physicals.
The Bulldogs, who have won or shared the last three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and are the 2011 favorites, will conduct their first practice – in shorts and helmets – Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. Single workouts will also be held Wednesday through Friday (Aug. 3-5) at 6:40 p.m.
SC State will hold its annual “Press and Picture Day” Saturday, Aug. 6, beginning at 9 a.m. at Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium, then conduct its fifth practice at 6:40 p.m.
Two-a-day practices, on an alternating basis, are set to start Monday, Aug. 8. The morning practice is scheduled for 6:40 and the evening drill at 7:10.
The first preseason scrimmage is set for Saturday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m.
The team's annual “Meet the Players Day,” sponsored by The STATE Club, will be held August 20th at 12:30 p.m. and will be preceded by the second preseason scrimmage at 10 a.m.
The Bulldogs open their 11-game 2011 schedule Sept. 1 in a 7 p.m. Thursday night encounter at Central Michigan, one of two Football Bowl Subdivision opponents Pough's team will meet this season.
Coach Buddy Pough, who begins his tenth season at the helm of the SC State football team, and his Bulldogs open their home schedule Sept. 24 against Delaware State. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

Monday Aug. 1 Players report/Orientation/Seminars/Physicals
Team Meeting/Sports Information – 8 p.m.
Tuesday Aug. 2 Practice #1 – 3:10 p.m. (shorts & helmets)
Team Meeting/Bulldog Experience – 8 p.m.
Wednesday Aug. 3 Practice 2 (shorts & helmets) – 3:10 p.m.
Thursday Aug. 4 Practice 3 (shorts & helmets) – 3:10 p.m.
Friday Aug. 5 Practice 4 (shells) – 3:10 p.m.
Saturday Aug. 6 Press/Media Day – 9-11:30 a.m./Practice 5 (shells) – 6:40 p.m.
Sunday Aug. 7 No Practice
Monday Aug. 8 Two-a-day Practices Begin
Practice 6 (first practice in full pads) – 6:40 a.m.
Practice 7 (shells) – 7:10 p.m.

Tuesday Aug. 9 Practice 8 (full pads) – 3:10 p.m.
Wednesday Aug. 10 Two-a-day Practices
Practice 9 (full pads) – 6:40 a.m.
Practice 10 (shells) – 7:10 p.m.
Thursday Aug. 11 Practice 11 (full pads) – 3:10 p.m.

Friday Aug. 12 Two-a-day Practices
Practice 12 (full pads) – 6:40 a.m.
Practice 13 (shells) – 7:10 a.m.
Saturday Aug. 13 First Scrimmage (full pads) – 10 a.m.
Sunday Aug. 14 No Practice
Monday Aug. 15 Two-a-day Practices
Practice 15 (full pads) – 6:40 a.m.
Practice 16 (shells) – 7:10 p.m.
Tuesday Aug. 16 Practice 17 (full pads) – 3:10 p.m.
Wednesday Aug. 17 Classes Begin, No Practice
Thursday Aug. 18 In-Season Practice Schedule Begins*
Saturday Aug. 20 Second Scrimmage – 10 a.m.
Meet the Players' Day – 12:30 p.m.
*In-season practice schedule begins Aug. 18 (times vary; consult Sports Information.