08-12-2009 12:46 PM

Coyote football reports for practice on Thursday

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota football team will report for fall camp for the 2009 season on Thursday. The Coyotes, who are entering the second year of their transition to Division I Football Championship Series status, will hold their first practice on Thursday. An FCS limit of 90 student-athletes will report for the Coyotes on Thursday.

USD will begin its sixth season under Coach Ed Meierkort , who is 39-18 at the school. The Coyotes are 26-2 at the DakotaDome under Meierkort and have five straight winning seasons. USD returns 10 starters on offense and five on defense from last year’s team which finished 6-5.

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