HBCU Legacy Bowl: 1st Day of Practice, An Impressive Start

The inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl kicked off practices at Tulane University's Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, LA on Tuesday morning.

Kyle T. Mosley | Feb 15, 2022

On Tuesday morning, the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl kicked off practices at Tulane University's Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, LA.

Several NFL team scouts, football analysts, as well as HBCU experts were in attendance at the practices.

HBCU Legacy Bowl: First Day of Practice

HBCU Legacy Bowl Practices at Yulman Stadium

HBCU Legacy Bowl: Team Practices Begin

FLq43QGXMAcanPq — Credit: HBCU Legacy Bowl

NFL scouts as well as Southern University's head coach Eric Dooley were in attendance at the first day of practices of Team Robinson and Team Gaither. The practices will have the offensive players wearing black jerseys and defensive players in white jerseys. Players may have different jerseys during the practice sessions.

The @HBCULegacyBowl is being played Saturday (4pm ET) on NFL Network!@wyche89 and @BuckyBrooks give you a preview from Yulman Stadium in New Orleans ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/WTT3tqyUAA
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) February 15, 2022

First practice in the books! @BuckyBrooks and @wyche89 here to interview players after practice on @nflnetwork. Up first, @AAMUBulldogs’s @Aqeel_Glass4 pic.twitter.com/w3rWukYSxV
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) February 15, 2022

Coaches and Scouts Attended

Coach Eric Dooley — Southern University's head coach Eric Dooley; Credit: HBCU Legacy Bowl

Here are a few videos of the practice action from Emory Hunt of Football Gameplan and CBS Sports:

Practice Photos on the 1st Day

A few frames from the first day of practice here in New Orleans. Stay-tuned for more #HBCU Legacy Bowl Week insider access. pic.twitter.com/WbkqihkFtQ
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) February 15, 2022

Eyes on the prize here in Nola. HBCU Legacy Bowl players getting primed for Saturday on @NFLNetwork 📺 pic.twitter.com/imYnOM6lFO
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) February 15, 2022

Wednesday's Schedule

7 AM - 8 AM: Breakfast
9:30 AM: Team Gaither Practice
9:30 AM: Team Robinson Meetings
11:30 AM: Lunch for the Teams
1 PM: Team Robinson Practice
1 PM: Team Gaither Meetings
4:30 PM: Community Event
6 PM: Dinner

Alcorn State WR LeCharles Pringle was impressive during the morning session today. 👀 @pringle_ldp pic.twitter.com/WkbOcC8jIJ
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) February 15, 2022

More HBCU Legacy Bowl Nuggets

The HBCU Legacy Bowl broadcasting team from the NFL Network includes:

Steve Wyche - Play-by-Play
Charles Davis - Analyst
Bucky Brooks - Analyst
Cameron Wolfe - Reporter

The New Orleans Saints had assistant general manager Jeff Ireland in attendance. Ireland is responsible for the Saints' college scouting and draft selections.

Jeff Ireland, @NFLNetwork’s Charles Davis and @BuckyBrooks, and @BCFHOF Co-Founder/NFL legend Doug Williams at @HBCULegacyBowl practice pic.twitter.com/baEOjxk4WD
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) February 15, 2022

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston is a multi-year sponsor of the HBCU Legacy Bowl.

This Saturday, Feb. 19th the #NFL will host the first-ever @HBCULegacyBowl! @Jaboowins is proud to be a participating partner in this celebration of Black culture & history, providing invaluable exposure and opportunities for #HBCU students | #BHM pic.twitter.com/n0kNWhMaOo
— Jameis Winston's Dream Forever Foundation (@JW3DreamForever) February 15, 2022

The participants in the @HBCULegacyBowl are getting treated first class all the way. Some of the game gear from @RiddellSports and @adidas. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/jGdSZGL4dh
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) February 15, 2022

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