Chris Burnette is looking forward to hitting somebody this afternoon.

   And he says he's not the only one.

   ODU practiced without pads this morning. They pads will go on this afternoon for an inner-squad scrimmage beginning at approximately 3:50.

   "Everybody was more focused this morning," said Burnette, a defensive lineman from Baltimore. "I think we were all getting mentally prepared for this afternoon."

   Burnette said that after 10 days of practice he's in "the best shape I've ever been in."

   Wait until he sees himself at the end of the fall workout period.

   Coach Bobby Wilder said it was interesting to see the other 2,700 freshmen show up on campus in the past day or two and that his players "recognized that they now have classmates and they aren't here just to play football."

   It'll be interesting to see if anyone tries to sneak a peak at today's scrimmage. It's not open to the public, but I'm certain there will be those who suddenly show up at the Powhatan Sports Complex.

   I've got the over-under for people who just happen to get lost in the southeast corner of the campus this afternoon at 56.

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