Fans arrived to McDaniel College with yet another beautiful day in store. Throughout the course of practice, their numbers reached beyond the estimated 3,500 mark, including a group of youngsters from the Police Athletic League sponsored by Daniel Wilcox. As the sun began to rise, several players came out as early as 30 minutes to work on drills and get ready for the day's events. Defensive back Evan Oglesby was joined by receiver Matt Willis to work on catching the ball. The pair traded off sharing the ball machine, which rifled passes at chest level to the players ten feet away. Soon thereafter, the pair was joined by Clarence Moore, Devard Darling and Damien Linson, all well before the eight o'clock hour. Jared Gaither also came out early to work on the blocking sled to perfect his hand technique. As players filtered out to begin their warm up drills, there was a quiet, workman-like atmosphere about them. Even the crowd seemed to sense that something wicked this way comes.