NIU held its annual fall sports media day on Wednesday, with coaches from five fall sports, including head football coach Thomas Hammock, previewing the upcoming season.

Here are some of the most interesting takeaways from the event.

Hammock highlights the physicality of his team

One of the first aspects of the team Hammock brought up was how hard the players hit and how physical practices have been.

On Saturday, the team was supposed to have a scrimmage but it turned into a regular practice, as Hammock said he wanted to keep his team fresh .

Linebacker Marc Pretto said he feels like it’s going to lead to domination when the season opens up at home Aug. 30 against Holy Cross.

“The front seven has been very physical in the run game,” Pretto said. “The back seven has been very physi

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